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Willa CatherA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Use these questions or activities to help gauge students’ familiarity with and spark their interest in the context of the work, giving them an entry point into the text itself.
Short Answer
1. What images or facts come to mind when you hear the word “pioneer”?
Teaching Suggestion: Students may have some ideas of pioneer life from social studies classes. This short answer question asks students to think about the images of “pioneers” that they may have already internalized and provides an opportunity to unpack the mythology surrounding them; you may segue into a discussion of why this era looms so large in American lore and whether its celebration is warranted.
2. How can symbols such as nature and weather help an author develop theme?
Teaching Suggestion: There are several layers to the story in this novel. One way to interpret Cather’s themes is through a careful examination of the work’s nature symbolism.
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