Themes of Regionalism in Cather's A Wagner Matinee

Cather emphasizes the difficulty of living in specific areas and western areas, using Nebraska terrain, such as rough roads, weather, agriculture, and society. Unlike romanticism it is difficult to draw life, ideally living outside the level of daily life, the hero of Wagner Machiny, the aunt of George Grandmother, the harsh weather and western terrain of Western Nebraska . "...... Her skin is as yellow as Mongolian, always exposed to ruthless wind and alkaline water, making the most transparent cuticle supple leather" (Cather, 516).

Willa Cather wrote "A Wagner Matinee" in the Pioneer-Realism genre and compared them with descriptions on both sides of American society - the "Europe" side of American civilization (Boston in this story) and the front line of the pioneer (Nebraska State) This story shows the influence of everyone on the characters of the story. Kaiser here inspires reader's sympathy and sympathy by attempting to express both aspects of American life accurately and realistically and drawing difficulties and sacrifices related to difficult choices and deep passion and love I will. For example, Cather explained Georgiana's love for music and she told her nephew Clark that he should pray that he never has to give up (although this is plunged from Boston to Nebraska and moves As a sacrifice.

Willa Cather's "Wagner Matinee" is a powerful short story that contains many themes. The most powerful ones are sacrifices. Like many of our peasant farmers in the 19th century, our main character Aunt Georgina raised family without fatigue, faced countless daily exhausted labor and decided to invest in it I bravely exposed to danger. This farmer's lifestyle and the difficulties associated with it are that anyone with a strong cultural or musical interest should conquer them, replace their favorite sonatas and offers, or have a hard labor or spiritual It means that you have to replace the problem. Even her longstanding work, even the most harsh Georgina's passion, her love of music eventually felt sad. When choosing to pursue a farmer's life by running away with a young lover, Georgina had to sacrifice a lot of enjoyment she enjoyed. She has worked hard for years, but her passion was forced to squat down, but she never stopped.