Interpretation of Symbolism in Willa.Cather novel "A Lost Lady"

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10.2991/asshm-14.2014.76How to use a DOI?

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Willa Cather; symbolism; mental state

Abstract

"A Lost Lady" is at beginning of the 20th century, a important work of creation of a famous American writer Willa Cather, through a story that a woman in a social swirl in old age gradually fall and sink, it reflects the commercialization of human society and other traditional values and lifestyle impact and erosion, and the desire of mankind for a better civilization. Works use artistic symbolism to play a certain role in the development of the plot, the characters change shape and opposition figures to portray the psychological state.

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© 2014, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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BT  - Proceedings of the 2014 2nd International Conference on Advances in Social Science, Humanities and Management
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