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...

Willa Cather's masterpiece, "My Antonia," is a story of nostalgic wistful relationships, mainly between Antonia Shimerda and Jim Burden. With Jim being the narrator, Willa writes through him with sympathy and an evocative, reminiscent tone. Much can be said about Jim Burden and the st...

It is said that books are better then the movies created from books. I feel that the story and the film complement each other for Willa Cather's short story, "Paul's Case," is about a young, Calvinist man who did not feel that he belonged in his life. He lived on Cordelia Street in ...