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Exploring Dreams and Sacrifice in 'A Wagner Matinee' by Willa Cather

Dive into Willa Cather's poignant story 'A Wagner Matinee,' which portrays the theme of dreams and sacrifice as seen through the eyes of Aunt Georgiana and her nephew. Witness the struggle between personal passions and familial duties as the characters navigate rural Nebraska and Boston's landscapes. Through vivid imagery and characterization, Cather paints a moving portrait of the American experience, delving into the deep emotions that come with letting go of one's dreams for the sake of others.

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Exploring Dreams and Sacrifice in 'A Wagner Matinee' by Willa Cather

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  1. Art is a concrete and personal and rather childish thing after all—no matter what people do to graft it into science and make it sociological and psychological; it is no good at all unless it is let alone to be itself—a game of make-believe, or re-production, very exciting and delightful to people who have an ear for it or an eye for it. PARAPHRASE THIS PLEASE

  2. “A Wagner Matinee” By Willa Cather

  3. Willa Cather 1873-1947 • From Nebraska • stories based upon the hard lives of immigrant families around her…true heroes • American writer, one of the country's foremost novelists, whose carefully crafted prose conveys vivid pictures of the American landscape and the people it molded. • Journalist , teacher, fiction writer • Loved music

  4. “A Wagner Matinee” • Theme: dreams and sacrifice… Sometimes circumstances in life force people to give up things they truly love and enjoy. • Point of View: 1st Person Narration • Characters: Aunt Georgiana, Uncle Howard, Clark nephew (narrator) • Setting: rural Nebraska and Boston… • Tone: • Mood:

  5. CharacterizationMake a table much like this one and scan the short story for evidence of characterization, list it in the correct area, labeling the pg. number and assigning a personality trait or a physical feature. Direct Clark Aunt Georgiana Uncle Howard Indirect pg. 5 “I owed to this woman most of the good that ever came my way in my boyhood, and had a reverential affection for her.” GRATEFUL

  6. Plot • Exposition • Rising Action • Conflict • Climax • Falling Action • Resolution

  7. Imagery Excellent examples of Cather’s vivid descriptions only please Boston Nebraska Pg. Pg.

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