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

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

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Zhao Qiaohong
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Available Online December 2014.
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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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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2014 2nd International Conference on Advances in Social Science, Humanities and Management
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
December 2014
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978-94-62520-43-1
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/asshm-14.2014.76How to use a DOI?
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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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