卡森·麦卡勒斯曾声称,她的《心灵是个孤独的猎人》是一个“讽刺法西斯的寓言”,但这个论断还没有引起评论界的重视;因为就小说的社会和经济背景而言,这个论断似乎过于笼统,而就孤独这一主题而言,它又好象有着严重的局限。但是,许多迹象表明了这种可能性:创作这部小说的动机就是用暗喻影射政治生活。而且, Carson McCullers once claimed that her “soul is a lonely hunter” is a “satirical fascist allegory”, but this thesis has not drawn the attention of critics. Because of the social and economic background of the novel, This argument seems too general, and as far as the subject of loneliness seems to have serious limitations. However, many indications point to the possibility that the motivation behind the creation of this novel is the use of metaphors for projecting political life. and,