... 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 therefore was not completely unable to put her sexuality aside and creates a space for lesbian interpretation. Farwell perhaps does not offer a simplistic definition of what her idea of lesbian narrative space actually is but justifies ... own ideas on how a lesbian narrative space can be created within literary texts. "My Antonia" offers readers an opportunity to actively take part in this kind of reading, rel...

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