Tyler's "Accidental Tourist" And "Searching For Caleb": Individualism And Belonging To The Family

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met a woman, Muriel, and "he felt content with
everything exactly the way it was. He seemed to be suspended, his life on
hold." (161) With Muriel he was isolated from his family. He is an
individual who does not need family to rule his life. However, Macon
finally returns to his wife and family. He returns because of his desire
for attachment to his sister and brothers who live in a tight family unit
(Magills 1976).
Several other characters in The Accidental Tourist move back and
forth between individuality and the family. Rose Leary, Macon's sister,
fell in love with Julian, Macon's boss, who wants to take Rose away from
what seems to be a dull life with her family. However, she returns to her
family and old life again. On the other hand, Julian changes from
individualism to family. He is an individual but happily conforms to the
Leary household and the Leary routine.
Therefore, in The Accidental Tourist, Macon transforms from
individualism to family a few times ...

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