[3] Soon after, Carwin discovers an aunt in Philadelphia who wishes to sponsor his education, but his father refuses to send him to her.
This is the first time Carwin wants to use his voice talents to benefit himself, but before he can execute this plan, a barn on the farm lights ablaze, disrupting his father's sleep.
Mysteriously enough, Carwin discovers that Ludloe is a member of a secret society, and immediately his curiosity is piqued.
Mrs. Benington, a recent widow, is the suggested wife for Carwin, because with marriage he would acquire all her assets.
[4] Evert Jan van Leeuwen has argued that Memoirs of Carwin the Biloquist is anti-patriarchal.
[10] In opposition to this point of view, Carwin is often seen as unhelpful in that it failed to "untangle" any mystery, leaving absolutely no "closure and resolution" for those that read the story.
The idea that he may or may not have been involved in a murder of a woman in Toledo only increases the amount of curiosity swirling around Carwin's past.
This sudden and unexpected end can suggest that Brown "lost his first conception of his plot and motif" as well as his "enthusiasm", and he "gave up his struggle" as he "abandoned" his story in 1805.
[12] This idea of abandonment of the text is also interpreted as a loss of interest or that Brown stopped writing because "his responsibilities turned his attention to other duties".
[13] To give up one piece to do other things suggests a lack of interest or even a failure to feel as though it could ever be complete.