... in high waves like a tossing sea, at this season covered with a thatch of bloom, yellow as gorse, or orange like marigolds"(p. 94) Despite Cather's expressive depiction of the frontier, she manages to refrain from glamorizing it. She instead offers an unbiased perception of the rough and ready circumstances that the priests encounter during their experiences in New Mexico. Symbolism is also ... ...

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