His inability to cope with the intimacy in his marriage pushes him into isolation under the guise of saving souls. Julia Mortimer buries herself so passionately in her teaching, that she never finds time or room for anyone to touch her heart. These isolation discoveries tell much about the human condition. Separateness provides an opportunity for defining ourselves. It allows the mind to rethink and regroup.
Isolation can resolve inner conflicts and provide needed space for clarity.
Eudora Welty is in tune with her identity. Welty understands people. One of the best things I find is that there is a little something of all of us in her characters. We know them because we are them. Eudora Welty watches, listens and tells.