What traits do the main characters share in the collection, Cities of the Interior?

Each of the central characters in Cities of the Interior share an intuitive, artistic side. In Ladders to Fire, for example, Lillian is a concert pianist, Sabina is an actress, Jay — the man they both desire — is a painter. In Children of the Albatross Djuna becomes a dancer. They are engaged in creating their lives as well as their art. Both in their neurosis and their creative energy they are appropriate symbols for the interior drama Nin seeks to convey.