I Love You! That is what people say when they want to tell someone how they feel towards them, but this is not the only way to express feelings of love there are many more. Carson McCullers, the author of the short story, ?The Ballad of the Sad Café,? shows many sides of love between the main characters. ?The Ballad of the Sad Café? is a good short story because of its interesting conflict between Miss Amelia, who loves Cousin Lymon, but Cousin Lymon does not love her. The conflict gets even more intriguing when Miss Amelia?s ex-lover arrives in town a while after their break-up and causes trouble. This story was not only interesting because of the conflict, but because of the theme ?the loved vs. the beloved.? Three instances of love in the story are: Miss Amelia?s love for Cousin Lymon, Marvin Macy?s...