Willa Cather‚ an American author‚ achieved much recognition on her frontier works. She earned much acknowledgement in her work of My Antonia. Raised on a primitive farm in Nebraska‚ Cather uses her experiences of the landscape to transform the senses of her readers. Cather demonstrates her ability to capture the feeling of the prairie at the end of the “Hired Girls.” (“Presently we saw… somewhere on the prairie.” Page 146-147) Not only is this scene an important image of the moment‚ but the representation
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A Landscape of Emotions Being consumed by one’s surroundings results in an impressionable experience. Taking a deep breath of fresh air‚ admiring a breathtaking view‚ and watching the sizzling sunset evoke emotions. Willa Cather effectively evokes emotions in the reader‚ in order to relate to the characters’ feelings‚ by providing vivid descriptions of the setting‚ as well as through the reactions of Jim. From the start of the novel to the very end‚ descriptions of the Jim’s environment
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a Narrative Essay about a quotation: “There are some things learned best in calm‚ some in storm” _ Willa Cather DETAILED OUTLINE: Introduction: Background information: If we want to grow‚ we have to learn a lot not only from books we read or stories we are told but also from our own stories. Thesis statement: Sometimes some lessons are better learned from a crisis in our life as Willa Cather said: “There are some things you learn best in calm‚ and some in storm” Changing sentence: Introducing
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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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Cather novels usually bring the idea of her age and her personal happiness and sufferings. Shadows on the Rock is of no exception. Her first visit to the city of Quebec and its history and its Roman Catholicism and its European tradition kindles her imaginative power. It became the inspiration for her novel‚ Shadows on the Rock. The story of Euclide Auclair‚ an apothecary ‚ clearly pictures many effects of Old and New World Origins. The family is the primary source of this novel. For Madame Auclair
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Lisa Marie. “Willa Cathers My Antonia: Haunting the Houses of Memory.” Twentieth Century Literature 46 (2000): Literary Reference Center‚ Galileo. MPHS Library‚ 18 April 2011 (#33 a work from an online service to which your library subscribes) This article analyzes My Antonia and it’s theme of memory and how it haunts some of the characters. It talks about the story of the wolves and how its haunted Peter and Pavel and how that brings gothic to the story. It also tells why Cather included
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Analysis of Paul’s Case “Paul’s Case‚” by Willa Cather tells the story of a young boy who is disillusioned by his suburban lifestyle. A constant nuisance to his teacher’s‚ Paul belittles the world around him with a sort of arrogance. He sees his life as gray and ubearably plain; he only takes comfort in the luxuries of the world as is evident when he is dressing for his job ushering at the theatre; he was “always considerably excited while be dressed”. There‚ Paul is no longer the suburban boy
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"Conformity versus individuality" Willa Cather’s "Paul’s Case‚" displays the conflict between conformity and individuality through the main character‚ Paul. On a number of occasions‚ Paul is forced to lie and steal to escape the conformists who wish to control him and stifle his unique imagination. However‚ his lying‚ stealing‚ and attempts to escape the conformists‚ only force Paul into isolation‚ depression‚ and feeling a sense of shame for his individuality. Throughout the story one might see
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History 2112 November 19‚ 2009 Is Alexandra still considered a feminist‚ although Cather positioned her in a male role throughout the novel O Pioneers? Although Alexandra was depicted as a “tall‚ strong girl‚” (p.10) which is typically viewed as characteristics of a male‚ she was indeed a feminist in Willa Cather’s novel O Pioneers! In the introduction of the novel‚ an argument arises due to the differences of O Pioneers! in contrast to some of Cather’s other pieces as well as several
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Like many other literary novels‚ Willa Cather uses numerous symbols in O Pioneers! to provide readers a deeper understanding of the characters and plot. Not only found in literature and other kinds of written works but also in the arts‚ symbols are concrete objects‚ people‚ or places used to represent abstract qualities‚ such as love and peace. Writers employ universal or well-known symbols so that its intended audience can understand though the meanings associated with symbols may change over time--what
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