Obscure Destinies

Harris,” she demonstrates the difficulties people have when they become the outsider in a new town. To the narrator, a young boy, Dillon and Trueman have a great respect and understanding of each other. to much from the natural environments. In the first chapter, Doctor Burleigh describes the Rosicky family. She describes the contrast between nature versus cement, close family bonds, the feeling of becoming an outsider, and finally the false sense of friendship created by the competition between the top businessmen of a rural town. If theirs had been a true friendship would their political differences have causes them to go separate ways. Cather also demonstrates how being in a small town can cause the family to be closely tied. Throughout the story Victoria is struggling with being treated differently than what she was used to. “My lord, Rosicky, you are one of the few men I know who has a family he can get some comfort out of: happy dispositions, never quarrel among themselves and they treat you right. Even stating early in the story that they were friends “for ten years before I knew them. The title itself helps to direct the reader to consider the meaning of these stories more closely. In one line she says as much, “this was another of those thrusts from the outside which she couldn’t understand. “Victoria knew that here she was censured and criticized, she who had been so admired and envied.