1. Willa Cather
In her novel "Death Comes For The Archbishop", Willa Cather explores many of the dualities of human nature, specifically the relationship of one clergy man to his congregation and how his spirituality was transformed in his journey to the New World. When Father Latour arrives in New Mexico the depth of his faith seems to be more concerned with personal recognition and satisfaction, than with truly helping people of his congregation. His only commitment is embodied in the construction of the Cathedral. Under his leadership, Father Latour's life goes on as his will power overflows when he is introduced to Sada. Throughout his life in New Mexico Father Latour is introduced to "different" ways of life, most in particular his meeting and following relationship with Sada who inspires him to change his view of faith and his role in the church. In "Death Comes For The Archbishop" by Willa Cather, Father Latour's appreciation of spirituality, along with his sympathy and understanding of the individuals he is attempting to convert to Catholicism is reflected in both the shadowy and well lit corners of the church. .
To Father Latour, the Cathedral is intended to be a symbol of beauty and harmony that can result from not only organization of mankind but also the organization of a religion. In his mind, Father Latour knew that building a Cathedral would exemplify how much he "wanted" Catholicism to spread but he did not want just any church. He was obsessed with the fact that the church was his, " this hill confronted me as it confronts us now, and I knew instantly that this was my Cathedral" (240). He wanted a church that was made out of a particular stone and built by Frenchman. "I should like to complete it before I die-if God so wills. I wish to leave nothing to chance, or to the mercy of American builders" (240). It is not that Father Latour did not trust the American builders but he wanted the Catholic church built by Frenchman.
It is with this type of reading perhaps that a lesbian narrative space is created by Cather in "My Antonia." ... Cather however, can be actively seen to criticise the gender norms of society in doing so, as we furtively analyse the characters of Jim and Antonia and the way in which Cather presents them to the reader. ... Cather swaps the conventional gender roles with the characters of Jim and Antonia, creating a destabilised text. ... Following on from Cather's disruption of a conventionally heterosexual text, one can also see how Cather creates a binary opposition with Lena and Antonia....
Now one can study the idea in Willa Cather's "Paul's Case" that the lack of love and affection a person feels, due to an abnormal lifestyle, may impede his mental and emotional development. Cather presents several ways of bringing this idea to her reader. ... Lastly, Willa Cather uses episodes, things that happen, in the story to show Paul's feeling of alienation and his destructive substitute for attention, fantasy. ... Cather writes: The carnations in his coat were drooping with the cold [ ] their red glory all over. ... Willa Cather's use of these techniques to prese...
In most cases, the color red is used to portray death, such as in the blockbuster film "The Sixth Sense," however in Willa Cather's short story "Paul's Case" I think the color red is a symbol of separation. ... Cather again mentions the carnation when the faculty tells Paul he may leave "His bow was but a repetition of the scandalous red carnation." ... Cather wrote: "When the weather was warm the girls made lemonade, which was always brought out in a red-glass pitcher. ... At the beginning of Willa Cather's "Paul's Case," Paul is wearing a red carnation in his buttonh...
For most of us, this delibarate isolation is temporary, but for Willa Cather's protagonist in the short story Paul's Case, this seclusion is permanent. ... (Cather, 215-216) Paul feels that he is special and deserves to be associated with those of his equal. ... (Cather, 214) From there on, he decides that he is too fabulous for pitifull Pittsburgh and decides to move on to the high class society of New York City. ... The protagonist in Willa Cather story is complex. ... Could Miss Cather foresee the future and write about something that would only be discovered seventy-three year...
In Willa Cather's novel, My Antonia, Cather creates several groups with distinct characteristics and values in Black Hawk, Nebraska- the town in which most of the story takes place. ... Along with elitism, Cather depicts that sexism was no less prevalent in her time period. ... You'll get tired of this sort of life, and you'll want a family," (Cather 186). ... Through Cather's portrayal of Jim and other Black Hawk citizens, Cather demonstrates that sexism is a form of prejudice that can be sustained intentionally or unintentionally, even by those who seem to be general...
, by Willa Cather, conveys several ideologies about American society from the time frame it was written. ... Cather also demonstrates the uncertainty settlers experience in the plains. ... Alexandra also experienced discrimination, through a character named Oscar, Cather wrote, "Oscar spoke up solemnly. ... All in all, Cather demonstrates some relative issues plaguing American society during the 1900s. ... Cather ultimately wrote O Pioneers!...
Willa Cather doesn't portray the ideals of helpless, dependent women whose only purposes were to produce children. Willa Cather gave the women of My Antonia untraditional roles. ... She is described as, "quick to anger, quick to laughter, and jolly from the depths of her soul" (Cather 96). ... Willa Cather portrayed the women as the capable ...