convincing‚ but also allows gives her an outlet to express her unique struggles‚ desires‚ and beliefs. Willa Cather’s My Antonia is a poignant romantic novel about westward expansion‚ following the story of recently orphaned Jim Burden and his childhood in Nebraska. The parallels between the most impactful events in Jim’s life and that of Cather’s become glaringly obvious when the two are compared. Willa Cather shapes Jim’s story in My Antonia
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Belonging Nowhere Willa Cather does a tolerable job shaping the story of “The Sculptor’s Funeral.” There are many characters with hidden meanings that flow through the story. Set in the early 1920’s‚ Cather tells of a young artist’s deceased body adventuring home with a mysterious follower. She speaks of the hidden meanings of the townspeople. Although the beginning is somewhat dry and slow‚ the scheme shifts toward the middle and end. Cather begins the story by outlining the men awaiting
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Death of Mr. Shimerda The immigrants faced many hardships when they came to America. The longing for their old lifestyles and having the language barrier often place them at high risk of committing suicide. In My Antonia‚ by Willa Cather‚ Mr. Shimerda was one of those unfortunate people. Many circumstances had led to his death‚ which had tremendous effect on his family and people around him. Mr. Shimerda came to America with his family from Bohemia in order to start a new life. He and his wife
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Willa Cather once said‚ “The end is nothing‚ the road is all.” To interpret the quote‚ it’s not about where you end up‚ it’s about the journey you take along the way. I completely agree with what the writer is saying in this quote. Many people in today’s society are too focused on the end product‚ aren’t appreciating the experience‚ and aren’t enjoying the process of achieving their goals. People are too focused on the end product. This can often be true of high school students. Students are
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Willa Cather’s Characterization Technique in Neighbor Rosicky " Neighbor Rosicky "‚ written in 1928 and collected in the volume Obscure Destinies in 1932‚ is generally considered one of Willa Cather’s most successful short stories. It is a character study of Anton Rosicky‚ a man who‚ facing the approach of death‚ reflects on the meaning and value of his life. In tracing Rosicky’s journey from Bohemia to Nebraska‚Cather explores the intimate relationship between people and the paces
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Sarah Snow Paper 3 Writing in the Discipline of English October 10‚ 2012 Central Themes in A Lost Lady * In Willa Cather’s A Lost Lady (1923)‚ the author tells a story of a boy named Neil who’s growth into manhood is molded by the Forresters; the Captain who represented the pioneer spirit of the old west in the United States‚ and the beautiful Marian whom he idolized to such an extent that her moral downfall initiated his loss of innocence. As he grows up‚ his family‚ friends‚ and
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Willa Cather’s My Anthonia‚ in my opinion was not only easy to read but also a thoroughly enjoyable read. It tells the vivid stories of several immigrant families who move to the rural state of Nebraska to start new lives in America. A Bohemian family‚ by the name of the Shimerdas‚ is one of the main focal points of the story. The eldest daughter of the Shimerda family is named Antonia. The book’s narrator‚ Jim Burden‚ arrives in the town of Black Hawk‚ Nebraska‚ on the same train as the Shimerdas
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Symbolism In the short story‚ “Paul´s Case”‚ the author‚ Willa Cather‚ uses flowers to symbolize Paul´s life‚ which she does to show the connections between all living things. In the story‚ Paul‚ a young high school boy‚ dreaming of a life of someone else‚ first works at a theatre‚ then drops out of school‚ gets a job‚ and in the ends stealing money from the company so he can pay for his travel to New York‚ Later on in the story‚ Cather describes how “flower gardens (were) blooming behind glass
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Paul’s Case by Willa Cather “Paul entered the faculty room suave and smiling. His clothes were a trifle outgrown and the tan velvet on the collar of his open overcoat was frayed and worn; but for all that there was something of the dandy about him‚ and he wore an opal pin in his neatly knotted black four-in-hand‚ and a red carnation in his buttonhole” (P. 160). Even in a situation as serious as getting expelled from school‚ Paul shows very little empathy for his mistakes. He gives his superiors
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something complete and great” (Norris). Willa Cather’s headstone has this quote etched into it. Some believe that by this definition of happiness‚ that the author received a great deal of it. She is known for being an amazing writer that has influenced many creations after her time. Cather’s early life‚ college life‚ influences in her writing‚ and her accomplishments and awards are all a part of what made her an amazing writer. Part of what made Willa Cather acquire happiness was the experiences
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