... always foretold trouble, was now the leading dressmaker of Lincoln, much respected in Black Hawk." This is the first instant in the novel where a direct comparison between the lives and personal character of Lena and Antonia is given, allowing a further exploration as to why Cather positions these two women opposite each other. Widow Steavens affirms this opposition in her account of Antonia's unfortunate ... 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 t...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate