Willa Cather had the opposite situation (and at about the same time). She grew up in the Great Plains, in small town Nebraska. Her book "My Antonia" is an exquisite, lyrical work; probably my favorite (best language) American book. The book is based closely on Cather's experiences. Almost everything in the book happened in real life. But…
Willa Cather had the opposite situation (and at about the same time). She grew up in the Great Plains, in small town Nebraska. Her book "My Antonia" is an exquisite, lyrical work; probably my favorite (best language) American book. The book is based closely on Cather's experiences. Almost everything in the book happened in real life. But as a literary device, Cather writes from a male perspective. The story is about the life of a girl, Antonia, as seen through the eyes of a neighboring boy. Reading it through modern eyes, you can see her (the writer) looking at this girl but writing about her from a boy's perspective. Cather was a lesbian. Exquisitely beautiful language.
Willa Cather had the opposite situation (and at about the same time). She grew up in the Great Plains, in small town Nebraska. Her book "My Antonia" is an exquisite, lyrical work; probably my favorite (best language) American book. The book is based closely on Cather's experiences. Almost everything in the book happened in real life. But as a literary device, Cather writes from a male perspective. The story is about the life of a girl, Antonia, as seen through the eyes of a neighboring boy. Reading it through modern eyes, you can see her (the writer) looking at this girl but writing about her from a boy's perspective. Cather was a lesbian. Exquisitely beautiful language.