Hunting Chef Lonely Heart...I think that's what the book was about

I read a book, a real work of fiction over the hollydays! I actually read two. One was reread, Fareinheit 451, which I enjoyed much more this time around then when I read it in high school. I still think the greatest indictment of future/modern society is Brave New World, one of my all time favorite books. Still, 451 is decent enough. Good speechifying by the evil fireman. The other book I read was The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers with a mesmorizing cover photo of the author. I'm still thinking about the book, trying to really figure it out. The two great characters in this story are Jake and the Doctor. Both men trying to start revolutions with so much contempt for the people that they are trying to mobilize. I also find the concept of projecting understanding of oneself to another to be quite interesting. All four characters that visit the deaf/mute Singer have a different concept of who he is and that he understands what they are talking about, pretty much because he never replies and it seems like he's understanding. I think Steven Covey has something about one of the seven habits being strive to understand not to be understood which seems antithetical to human nature. As social beings, we thrive off relationships, but while we can communicate, the most difficult thing is trying to get someone to understand who we are, which is why comments such as "I wouldn't expect you to do that" or "That seems so out of character for you" are infuriating. The person making the comment is essentially revealing that they don't know you and when this is someone that is perceived to be a friend, the comments are all the more galling and disappointing. Being understood by another is a relief. Association with those who do not understand you is stressful. This is why I have a tendancy to comparmentalize relationships with people into various subject categories. I will talk with Nate Dewey about sports because we can reach an understanding of each other on some level. If we talk about other things, we might run into misunderstandings so there's no point in going there. I do this with other people as well, cutting off entire avenues of conversation because I do not believe that these conversations will lead to understanding. I wrote something about this as Freshman, where interactions with others are disguised as banal platitudes with the intent of finding out if someone shares similar beliefs about things. I used an example in that paper of income redistribution but I have found that it can be things such as nerd leanings, musical taste, belief systems, etc. I should think about this more.