Title
The Grass Harp
By Truman Capote
Published on October the 1st, 1951, The Grass Harp is known as Truman’s Capote favourite novel. The story tells of an orphaned boy, Collin Fenwick, who moves with his aunts (Dolly and Verena) to the country and decides to observe life, with some other friends and relatives from a tree house.
Personal opinion
Capote depicts the noblest values of freedom, real friendship and care for Mother Nature, behind a supposedly simple story. Above all, this is a narrative that shows how little we need to reach happiness.Narrated in a rather poetic style that will delight readers, the author shares with his followers all his sensibility and admiration for Nature and human relationships. For all main characters, the grass harp is symbolized by the field around the tree cottage, which would be able to tell all kind of secrets if it could become a human voice.I think this work will be appreciated by those who like poetic narrative and detailed descriptions about landscapes and the beauty of freedom.It is alleged that Capote was inspired by a tree house he enjoyed in his childhood, which was located in his cousin’s backyard.
