Willa Cather Essay

In literary works a symbol can express an idea, clarify meaning, or enlarge literal meaning. Cather’s “Wagner’s Matinee”, Katherine Anne Porter’s “The Rope, and Collette’s “The Secret Woman” all use symbols and each of those symbols are revealed about each character of those stories. The short story " The Rope," by Katherine Anne Porter reflects an uncertain connection where a couple is caught in an unhappy marriage hanging by a “rope.” Through the use of classification, Porter effectively illustrates

In The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver and My Ántonia by Willa Cather, four female characters exhibit the weaknesses and strengths of women. Taylor Greer and Lou Ann Ruiz in The Bean Trees employ the weaknesses and strengths of females, through conversations, and events that they take part in, in which they choose whether or not to sacrifice pride of fear. Lena Lingard and Ántonia Shimerda in My Ántonia demonstrate the strengths of women who sacrifice pride through breaking expectations and roles

one can evolve into, but how to get there is another matter. The destination is just that: a destination. There is no significance to a station if there is no link to it. Therefore, the result is no result if there is no way to reach it, and so Willa Cather had once said, “The end is nothing; the road is all.” And I am inclined to concur with this writer. One cannot become something if one doesn’t have knowledge of the subject. The simplest instance of this is ignorance and inexperience that is found

Realist authors like Cather used naturalism to bring together concepts from their works and the commonplace individual's plight. They call attention to issues in society such as poverty, economic struggle, gender, and social conflict, allowing the people facing these difficulties

Novelists such as Willa Cather and F. Scott Fitzgerald used themes of desire of wealth as a fundamental element to motivate their characters. In their novels, the theme is reflected by the rich Americans who primal desire is to obtain more and more wealth. These characters are so infatuated with and blinded by money that they no longer regard the more noble qualities of life. In each of their works, these authors present intricate, self-conscious characters that desire wealth in order to attain their

Paul’s behavior at school comes under reproach when his teachers ostensibly organize an interrogation. Paul confidently answers his teachers’ criticisms for his demeanor, disdain for their efforts, and even how he chooses to adorn his outfit with “a red carnation,” and is eventually released despite the loathing of his teachers. He joyfully heads to Carnegie Hall for his shift as an usher. It is here where Paul escapes the monotony of his life; he finds refuge in his livened senses—the sounds of

What if you sacrificed all your time and put your all into something and only came out with a bronze, third place trophy? This person simply is disappointed, despondent, and dissatisfied. I don’t think that is wrong at all. Willa Cather once said “The end is nothing; the road is all,” but I think it is the complete opposite. I think this quote means that no matter the outcome, the journey there is everything. The end is everything because it involves expectation, interpretation, and dedication.

My reflective thoughts on Donald Murray's "All writing is Autobiography", are easily aligned with this work as it continuously offered textual examples to the reader from fiction and non-fictional viewpoints, as to the fundamental notion that all writing is autobiography. Murray without a doubt creates an argument about the affect a person's experience shape the outcome of any work a writer may produce, in which I agree. For example, Donald Murray's poem "Black Ice" is written with

Regionalism is portrayed throughout both the stories of “Neighbor Rosicky” and “A Rose for Emily”. The authors, Willa Cather and William Faulkner, both showed differences and similarities concerning the essence of Regionalism. The viewpoints of both authors is very strong. Shown through dialects, traditions, and ethics, Regionalism is prominent. The dialect depicted throughout these two short stories suggests the background of the characters present. For example, in “Neighbor Rosicky” it says, “I

Cather and Chopin on Feminism ”Women have been taught that, for us, the earth is flat, and that if we venture out, we will fall off the edge. “~Andrea Dworkin. This quote shows how society has put this idea into the heads of women in every new generation that a women has to play the certain household role while men go out and work. It portrays that women can’t venture past the expectations that an earlier society put on women’s shoulders. Throughout time, women have played the role of the quiet house