It is with this type of reading perhaps that a lesbian narrative space is created by Cather in "My Antonia." ... Cather however, can be actively seen to criticise the gender norms of society in doing so, as we furtively analyse the characters of Jim and Antonia and the way in which Cather presents them to the reader. ... Following on from Cather's disruption of a conventionally heterosexual text, one can also see how Cather creates a binary opposition with Lena and Antonia. ... " Cather does this and offers a critique of feminine conventions of the time period she was writing in ...

• Word Count: 2062
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Willa Cather's novel, My Antonia, Cather creates several groups with distinct characteristics and values in Black Hawk, Nebraska- the town in which most of the story takes place. ... Along with elitism, Cather depicts that sexism was no less prevalent in her time period. ... You'll get tired of this sort of life, and you'll want a family," (Cather 186). ... Through Cather's portrayal of Jim and other Black Hawk citizens, Cather demonstrates that sexism is a form of prejudice that can be sustained intentionally or unintentionally, even by those who seem to be general...

• Word Count: 1257
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In this book, by Willa Cather, there are several self-sufficient women in the story line. ... (Cather 204). ... (Cather 186). ... Each of these women led lives that were not common during this time period in American history. ...

• Word Count: 458
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

My Antonia, a novel written by Willa Cather, is about the historical period during which the American Frontier closed. ... By examining the novel My Antonia, by Willa Cather, one can see that the novel feeds off of immigration and would not be the same if the protagonist, Antonia Shimerda, were not an immigrant. ... Willa Cather does a good job getting the point across that there is nothing Jim can do to change what is going to happen to him or to anyone. ... Another hurdle that faces immigrants at this time was adapting to the frontier life. ... His last words were, "Te-e-ach, te-e-ach ...

• Word Count: 1322
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Paul's Case "Paul's Case, by Willa Cather, is the story of a young man named Paul, whose appetite for a life filled with riches lead him to stealing and to his ultimate self demise. ... Cather implies that people often feel a lack of self-worth once they conceive the fact that their ambitions are unattainable. Cather also indicates that people often covet that in which they cannot attain. ... However the stolen money did buy Paul the life he wanted, for a short period of time. ...

• Word Count: 597
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Their short skirts, bobbed hair, and public use of cigarettes were frenetic compared to the previous style of that time. ... The Jazz Age was a golden period in American literature, distinguished by the works of such writers as Willa Cather, William Faulkner, F. ... At the same time, American writers began to influence world literature. A period of disillusion and cynicism that followed WWI found expression in the writings of a group of Americans living in Paris who became known as the Lost Generation. ... Some of the most influential writers of this period include novelist Thornton Wilder, po...

• Word Count: 782
• Approx Pages: 3

Literature can be often used as a primary source in understanding a time period. ... This period was known as the Modern Era. ... The time period was a revival of art, literature, theater and music, but it was mostly a revival of the African American spirit. ... Some famous writers of that time were Marcus Garvey, W.E.B. ... The 1920's were a time of change in the roles of women in America. ...

• Word Count: 2855
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

In modern society, one would think that there isn't any place for fantasy and superstitions, but the United States is full of people who are convinced that psychics can predict their future, they have ghosts living in their houses, aliens visit the Earth in flying saucers, and even that they can talk to the dead.7 People believe in the supernatural because they want to believe, because it makes them happy, even if those beliefs exist against logic or opposing evidence.8 In Detroit, "ghost-busting is back big time," with "at least five "ghost hunting" clubs" springing up in the met...

• Word Count: 3126
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School