In "A Wagner Matinee," Willa Cather contrasts Nebraska's harsh and physically demanding way of life with A. life on Boston's dangerous streets

B. life in Boston's unspoiled natural areas

C. life under Boston's old-fashioned manners

D. life in Boston's civilized culture

C. Life in Boston's civilized culture  

"A Wagner Matinee" takes place in Nebraska and Boston in the 1900s. During this time, Bostonians could attend concerts by European composers, i.e., Richard Wagner. Americans who moved west, i.e., Willa Cather's family and aunt Georgiana in the story, left worldly pleasures behind. Instead, the settlers endured long hours of strenuous labor, and natural disasters, i.e., floods, drought and prairie fires that were harsh, and physically demanding.

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the book's theme is the moral ambiguity of the iranian revolution, history of middle eastern relations and the process of growing up during war. it sheds light on the stereotypical views of middle eastern culture and religion.

the author explicitly portrays the issues of class disparities and racism continously throught the whole novel.

the relationship between parents and childrens, the abandonment of faith, modernity vs fundamentalism and class conflict are the 4 main panels that this novel englobes.

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