... the novel, "His abdominal muscularity, his loathsome, fluid motion, somehow made me sick." Jim's revolution towards the snake further accentuates how the idea of the male is treated within the novel, opening up a space for a lesbian narrative to be formed. "Jim strikes violently and with revulsion, recognizing ... ;The great land had never looked to me so big and free. If the red grass were full of rattlers, I was equal to them all." Jim's feeling towards the landscape at this point reflect an essence of freedom which can be interpreted as Cather's sexual freedom and choice to be a lesbia...

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