Analysis of Paul’s Case “Paul’s Case‚” by Willa Cather tells the story of a young boy who is disillusioned by his suburban lifestyle. A constant nuisance to his teacher’s‚ Paul belittles the world around him with a sort of arrogance. He sees his life as gray and ubearably plain; he only takes comfort in the luxuries of the world as is evident when he is dressing for his job ushering at the theatre; he was “always considerably excited while be dressed”. There‚ Paul is no longer the suburban boy
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story “A Wagner Matinee” by Willa Cather revolves around the pigeonholed story line. I view Aunt Georgiana as a dynamic‚ relatable‚ and fragile character that undergoes major memories that give her a wake to reality. Throughout the story‚ Aunt Georgiana reveals herself as a frail old woman that pays no interest to her main task. Her nephew‚ Clark‚ tries to find her in the coach but she was slow moving and resulted to her being “last of the passengers to alight” (Cather‚ 540). Her sluggish movements
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My Antonia By Willa Cather Kajal Desai 2B APUSH March 3‚ 2016 My Antonia is a fictional story written by Willa Cather. The story starts off with Cather herself as the narrator‚ which then switches to another narrator to a man by the name of Jim Burden‚ who is a lawyer of the transcontinental railroads. The reason there is a switch up in the narrators is due to the fact that Cather wanted to write a memoir about a girl named Antonia‚ but she is not as familiar with Antonia as much
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time period‚ there was a move toward mass production but the idea was not accepted by all. Many people detested the idea‚ one of these people being Willa Cather‚ who valued simplicity and intelligence over money and items. This tug-of-war between old values such as art and history‚ and the new values of technology and material wealth‚ is a theme Willa Cather addresses in her book The Professor’s House. The novel is centralized around the St. Peter family: husband and wife‚
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Neighbour Rosicky By Willa Cather (pg 1831-1852) At first glance‚ Neighbour Rosicky appears to be a short story about a farmer and his family; however‚ there is much more beneath the surface. Rosicky is a representation of immigrants‚ in general. He is the epitome of the "American Dream‚" with slight alterations. The "American Dream" is supposed to be about having a loving spouse with 2 children‚ a little dog‚ and a white picket fence; however‚ people have added in wealth and larger houses to
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Paul’s Case is published by Willa Cather in 1922. She wrote a story about a boy whose dream is to live the “triumphs of the cash boys who became famous.” (W. Cather‚ 217) This dream means a different life out of his vicious circle‚ that is personalized in everything connected with Cordelia Street. But he has created a few windows or portals to carry out his dream; therefore‚ Paul works beside school as an usher at Carnegie Hall‚ where he “loses himself“ (W. Cather‚
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Willa Cather does a tolerable job shaping the story of “The Sculptor’s Funeral.” There are many characters with hidden meanings that flow through the story. Set in the early 1920’s‚ Cather tells of a young artist’s deceased body adventuring home with a mysterious follower. She speaks of the hidden meanings of the townspeople. Although the beginning is somewhat dry and slow‚ the scheme shifts toward the middle and end. Cather begins the story by outlining the men awaiting the sculptors body
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Mark McLaughlin 4/29/2008 “Paul’s Case” An Essay “Paul’s Case” by Willa Cather‚ is a case of a suicide. Paul‚ the main character of this story‚ displayed many warning signs to the readers of his psychological state of mind‚ but did he show the typical warning signs of a suicide? He most diffidently did not. This is not a text book case of suicide and is rather shocking. The typical psychological warning signs of a suicide‚ taken from‚ www.allexperts.com/psycology/suicid ‚are acting withdrawn
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My Antonia by Willa Cather Author: Willa Sibert Cather‚ Nebraska’s most noted author was born in Virginia. At the age of ten she moved with her family to Webster County‚ Nebraska. Many of Cather’s acquaintances and Red Cloud area scenes can be recognized in her writings. Cather wrote poetry‚ short stories‚ essays and novels‚ winning many awards. In 1920 she won the Pulitzer Prize for her novel One of Ours‚ about a Nebraska farm boy who went off to World War I. Willa Cather’s reputation
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O Pioneers! written by Willa Cather. “Don’t be cross‚ Emil. Only- Ivar’s right about wild things. They’re too happy to kill. You can tell just how they felt when they flew up. They were scared‚ but they didn’t really think anything could hurt them. No‚ we won’t do that anymore”. Though Marie and Emil’s love for one another was forbidden‚ it was so strong that no matter how much she shielded herself from him‚ in the end‚ their love emerged through it all. The glittering pond‚ the orchard‚ the white
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