The Price Of Salt By Patricia Highsmith Page

Highsmith focuses heavily on how Therese watches Carol—the obsession with details like gloves, perfume, and cigarettes [5].

Highsmith based the character of Carol on a blonde woman in a mink coat she saw while working at Bloomingdale’s during the 1948 Christmas rush [2, 5]. 2. Plot Summary The Price of Salt by Patricia Highsmith

This guide covers the essentials of 1952 groundbreaking novel, The Price of Salt (also known as Carol ). 1. Context & Significance Highsmith focuses heavily on how Therese watches Carol—the

Originally published under the pseudonym Claire Morgan because Highsmith’s publishers feared being associated with "lesbian fiction" [1, 2]. Plot Summary This guide covers the essentials of

Read the 1990 edition, which includes Highsmith’s afterword about the book's reception [2].

Watch the 2015 adaptation, Carol , directed by Todd Haynes, starring Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett. It is widely praised for capturing the novel's atmospheric tension [7].

Young, artistic, and feeling trapped in a stagnant relationship with her boyfriend, Richard. She is the "observer" of the novel.