Willa Cather Readings

In the story A Wagner Matinee  It is very sad how Clark describes his aunt Georgiana and how her life ended up. She was first a music teacher and then married into a bad marriage and it completely changed her life for the worse. Life is unfortunately not much different than the way that they portray things in this story. I felt really bad for her when Clark described the way that she looked when she got off the train. I can only imagine how shabby she looked if he went as far as to say that he was almost embarrassed for the way that she looked. I was glad to hear that she got to go to a musical, especially one that she was slightly familiar with. It is sad that she could not afford to dress like the other women there. I can imagine that they stared at her and made her feel uncomfortable, like she hadn’t experienced that enough already. It was touching that she cried during the performance and the fact that she did not move after it was over. I too have felt that way before. Not wanting to let go of something or wanting to stay in that exact moment forever. In the story Pauls Case it is especially sad that he felt the only way to correct the mistake that he had made was to kill himself. I am sure that his father would have found it in his heart to forgive him, I mean he did pay the money that he stole back. Sometimes tragedies like this happen where a simple conversation could have cleared up much needed miscommunication.