... nominally masculine, a condition which Cather unconsciously emphasizes by surrounding him with stereotypical males. He shields his feminine sensitivity, however, with the armor of success in the masculine world of law and high finance." Shaw also draws light on Cather's stance with Antonia as "On the other hand, Antonia presents the conventional male traits in feminine disguise." Antonia therefore can be ... her love of women. In particular, says Fetterly, Cather's sensual description of Lena Lingard shows "the strength of her resistance to renouncing her lesbian sensibility." Cather th...

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