Why does carson mccullers use the term malady to describe american loneliness

to compare loneliness to an undesirable illness or disease that is difficult to cure.

Carson McCullers uses the term "malady" to refer to loneliness in America in order to draw a parallel between this social condition and an undesirable illness. Loneliness has become a serious problem in the country, and it will continue to do so as the population ages (older people tend to suffer more from loneliness, but they are not the only ones). Just like a disease, loneliness can be very difficult to diagnose and to cure. Moreover, it can negatively impact the quality of life of those who suffer from it.

a simile is first defined as a type of speech that uses one thing or phrase with comparisons to things of an unrelated kind, often in order to make a more vivacious description. so of the phrases above, only the last one (i swear she cast a shadow white as stone) would be considered a simile, as a shadow white as stone takes two unrelated things and uses them in an interesting way.

explanation:

mark brainliest and have a great day!

its structered sequentially i think