One of the greatest American writers, Willa Cather illustrated her intense love towards the vast countrysides of Nebraska in her novel My Antonia. Cather's childhood began with a life in Virginia, constantly surrounded by immigrant farm workers and the magnificently rich countryside (Willa, Cat...

Willa Cather in her novel, O Pioneers, written in 1913 tells of the trials, joys and sorrows of a Swedish pioneer, Alexandra, of the...

Conflict in Stories Complications usually arise after a writer introduces the main point in a story. These complications are usually the result of conflicts. There are three kinds of conflict within a story (Trimmer and Jennings 4). The first kind of conflict is conflict among the characters. Th...

Humankind's Relationship to the Past The central narrative of My Antonia is a look into the past, and though in his narration Jim rarely says anything directly about the idea of the past, the overall tone of the novel is highly nostalgic. Jim's motive for writing his story is to try to ...

Over the years schools have been banning the book The Catcher In The Rye by J.D Salinger because of several different reasons. The frequent use of profanity, the web of lies he creates, and the assumption that all teens do is drink. These three different factors dub the book unethical and may co...