... " characterization, realistic treatment of time, causal plotting, logical closure. A nonprescriptive criticism taking as its object "narrative" rather than "the novel" seems to me exactly appropriate to Cather's work. She was clearly fascinated with storytelling in all its aspects, and as her career developed, so did the frequency of embedded ... the Bishop was not there at all; he was standing in a tip-tilted green field among his native mountains, and he was trying to give consolation to a young man who was being torn in two before his eyes by the desire to go and the necessity to stay....

• Word Count: 7335
• Approx Pages: 29
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... prose narrative and dialogue for the most part, and he keeps a consistent tone and point of view throughout the novel. Fitzgerald tells a wonderful story and in this novel, the story is quite easy to follow. In the first book, the couple (Anthony and Gloria) meet and fall in love. We are introduced to Adam ... ends up enjoying. Fitzgerald sympathizes with his two protagonists. It seems as if he tries to detach himself from them, to stand aside and tell their story. He exposes them with all their weaknesses yet he tries to build them up as heroes. He tries to justify their beauty in spite ...

• Word Count: 2828
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School