A Wagner Matinee Willa Cather Within a lifetime there are many decisions you have to make. In my lifetime there have not been many big decisions but I have always been reminded that choices you make now will affect you forever. My family has always taught me that you may have only one chance to make the right choice‚ so choose wisely. Most of the time my father will tell me that I have to make my choice by what my heart tells me and what
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There are several purposes Willa Cather has in her short story‚ "A Wagner Matinee." The two main purposes of this story are to entertain the reader and to reveal a theme. Before discussing theses purposes‚ back ground on Cather will be given so as to gain as better understanding and appreciation for her writing. Willa Sibert Cather was born December 7th‚ 1873 on a small farm in Back Creek Valley near Winchester‚ Virginia. Her mother and father‚ Mary and Charles Cather‚ had seven children‚ Willa
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In the short stories‚ "The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin and "A Wagner Matinee" by Willa Cather a similar theme is portrayed about women’s role. Both stories include the main female role giving up something of great significance in her life. For instance‚ in "The Story of an Hour"‚ Mrs. Mallard gives up her freedom when marrying her husband. In the same manner‚ in "A Wagner Matinee"‚ Aunt Georgiana gave up her passion and love for music by eloping and moving to Nebraska. Here she would spend
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Vicki Glenn ENG 232 Mr. O September 26‚ 2011 “A Wagner Matinee” It has been said that‚ "Sacrificing your happiness for the happiness of the one you love is by far‚ the truest type of love.” However‚ walking away from everything that makes you happy in life‚ in order for another to be happy should not be required of love. Relationships should be built on mutual respect and consideration for one another. Although compromise in a relationship is a necessary component for its success‚ denying the core
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they found love‚ but actually lose another love in the process. Willa Cather employs this situation as she uses the character Aunt Georgiana to illustrate how Georgiana must do this while pursuing the love of a man in her famous short story “A Wagner Matinée.” On top of Aunt Georgiana losing love‚ Cather implements the facts of the hard life people on the frontier have to live. Aunt Georgiana gives up her true love of music for the upstart love of a man to only later realize what great sacrifice she
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Characters lead the story in realism stories. They focus more on what the character does and how they interact with their environment rather than following a major story line. A character by the name of Aunt Georgiana in the story “A Wagner Matinee” by Willa Cather revolves around the pigeonholed story line. I view Aunt Georgiana as a dynamic‚ relatable‚ and fragile character that undergoes major memories that give her a wake to reality. Throughout the story‚ Aunt Georgiana reveals herself as a
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Authors like Willa Cather‚ Kate Chopin‚ and Sarah Orne Jewett were able to portray the struggles a woman would have in the time in a way nobody else had dared to. Willa Cather was an author who wrote about the woman’s place in society in “A Wagner Matinee.” Cather criticized the way women were forced to give up their passions for their husband and family.
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Homestead Act. Many individuals and families went west to seek their fortune and a home on what was once called the great American desert. Moving westward was a difficult process‚ and many were forced to leave their old lives behind completely. In "A Wagner Matinee‚" written by Willa Cather‚ the characterization of Aunt Georgiana‚ a woman who leaves Boston to elope with a young man going west‚ is used to illustrate the theme; that sometimes decisions need to be made‚ and although one might regret it‚ one
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A Comprehensive Analysis of “A Wagner Matinee” and “The Story of an Hour” On the surface‚ “A Wagner Matinee” and “The Story of an Hour” seem like completely different stories‚ with a dissimilar plot and unlike settings. “A Wagner Matinee” is a story about the effects and hardships of living on the Great Plains‚ and the sustaining power of music on the human spirit‚ while “The Story of an Hour” expresses the constraints of marriage in the 19th century. However‚ after thoroughly reading both stories
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are as follows. 1. The dominant impression of to build a fire is the naturalistic Point of view both man and beast‚ even though their own two hands of the spectrum they share in a naturalistic Point of view 2. The dominant impression of a Wagner matinee is and Georgina’s sacrifice through her Exile from art and beauty 3. The dominant impression of the jilting of granny Weatherall is denial. Granny is in denial that she is dying‚ she is I denial that her illness is causing her confusion. She
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