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Essay on Cathers Feminist tendencies | ||
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This is the first 1,000 characters of 1260 words (5.04 pages) in the essay titled Cathers Feminist tendencies Willa Cather tends to portray static characters with little depth, yet she seems toapproach her female characters with an air of liberalism that allows for a more well-rounded exploration of society than is found in the works of other conteporary authors. Cather depicts women as both the classic “mother woman” and the independent individual. Allowing her to free the female character from heir reliance on men. Her women are not just mothers, daughters, or wives; they are characters of their own -- able to grow and explore. A flare is given to Cather’s pioneer stories by the dynamics of some of her female characters. The independent women in Cather’s tales expand the window through which their society is judged, while the “mother-woman” frame of that window is solidified through the traditional values that they represent. In My Antonia Cather explores the diversity of the female race through two generations of women. Cather further elaborates on the duality of the woman’s role of society in Sapphira and the Slave Mrs. Burden, the first woman introduced in My Antonia, represents the traditional values of society. Her description is that of a bird: “she was apt to carry her head thrust forward in an attitude of attention”, “she was quick footed and energetic in all her movements” and “her voice was high and rather shrill.” Mrs. Burden is in a constant flight about her home. She is an obedient wife and a “mother-woman.”. She is a homemaker, a teache... |
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Keywords: willa cather, my antonia, cathers, traditional values, extol, vaguely, shrill, obedient wife, independent girls, head thrust, two generations, independent women, christian ideals, sapphira, female character, first woman, homemaker, duality, well rounded