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    recia Quintero 02/19/2013 ENC-1102 Mrs.Fernandez Misunderstood In Willa Cather’s story‚ “Paul’s Case‚” Paul suffered setbacks and dilemmas because he never knew his mother as she died around the time of his birth. Therefore‚ he is lacking that maternal guidance of emotional stability that every child needs to grow mentally. Paul is withdrawn from society‚ and he resorts to the arts and music to feel comfortable and free from his disassociation and sense of loneliness. In ‘A Rose for Emily

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    My Antonia‚ written by Willa Cather‚ is a classic coming of age story set in the American Midwest. The story follows Jim‚ the protagonist of My Antonia‚ after he moves to Nebraska to live with his grandparents‚ and details his experiences with his old neighbor Antonia. As Jim begins to separate from his childhood friends‚ including Antonia‚ he begins to strongly miss the days past. Similarly‚ in Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye‚ Holden longs for days with Allie‚ his dead brother. Jim and Holden both

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    other boys who came from rich families. During the performance “all the people in his section thought him a charming boy‚ feeling that he remembered and admired them” (Cather 3). Often‚ it was only the rich who were invited to watch a performance at Carnegie Hall‚ so the recognition and acceptance of Paul meant a lot to him. Paul enjoyed his time at the theater because he could live out his American Dream of being upper class‚ even for a short amount of time. However‚ the American Dream of wealth

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    O`Pioneers! Willa Cather’s book "O`Pioneers!" takes place on the Divide of Nebraska and uses the location as a theme throughout the novel. In this paper I will be tracing different aspects of this theme throughout the novel. The novel contains many different aspects involving every character in this book. Whether it’s Ivar and his traditional "old world values"‚ or Emil representing the "new world values"‚ there are many different aspects of comparing and contrasting in this novel. There are

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    Peter The Professor’s House by Willa Cather dissects the life of Professor St. Peter describing his need to work in his study away from his family‚ his need for power in his household and his obsession with the idea that the past is better than the present. Throughout the novel‚ Cather portrays St. Peter as a workaholic who has no time for his family’s frivolous activities. However‚ in this passage‚ St. Peter

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    to take care of a sick child. This shocking statistic shows that mothers in modern society are expected to work and raise their families simultaneously. In the same way‚ women long ago were expected to follow similar expectations. O Pioneers by Willa Cather is a perfect example of the antagonists that women face in their day-to-day lives. “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant also shows that plot‚ or how their lives play out‚ effect many women’s attitude and the expectations they face from society.

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    Paul’s Case by Willa CatherPaul entered the faculty room suave and smiling. His clothes were a trifle outgrown and the tan velvet on the collar of his open overcoat was frayed and worn; but for all that there was something of the dandy about him‚ and he wore an opal pin in his neatly knotted black four-in-hand‚ and a red carnation in his buttonhole” (P. 160). Even in a situation as serious as getting expelled from school‚ Paul shows very little empathy for his mistakes. He gives his superiors

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    2009 “A Journey through Life” Life is all about choices. Even the simplest choice could turn a situation around and further affect the future of an individual forever. I found Willa Cather’s short story “A Wagner Matinee” very interesting. It deals with different levels of choices‚ some which might affect the character’s life slightly‚ while other choices may affect their entire lifetime. The way the story is written makes the

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    O’ Pioneers! By: Willa Carther After reading the novel‚ O Pioneers! it was hard to judge whether it was a tragedy or a triumph. The only way I see it as a tragedy is that Emil and Maria died. I knew‚ since page six of the book that they were going to be together. It kind of broke my heart to see later on that she had married someone else. But when her and Emil got shot‚ I thought it may finish as a tragedy. But overall‚ I would see it as a triumph in the way that the Bergsons finally got what

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    Paul’s Case Willa Carter’s Paul’s Case suggests that ambitious goals tend collapse in the confrontation of reality when shortcuts are made. In the city of Pittsburgh‚ where the new industrial age brings hard work and honest livings‚ Paul feels surrounded by the dull life that lay before him. With his artistic spirit and eagerness to live more extravagantly‚ instead of working towards that dream by finishing school and earning his way to the top‚ he makes a foolish decision and loses everything

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