THE SONG OF THE LARK By Willa Cather Modernism characterized a radical aesthetic shift in art and literature. Following the age of Realism, Modernist authors began to introduce a variety of literary devices, which changed conventional expectations. Willa Cather's The Song of the Lark is a perfect example of a modernist piece. Cather challenges realist order and attention to detail by utilizing fragmented, non-chronological writing, epiphany, and switching between different voices and perspectives. These characteristics …
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…The Song of the Lark serves as a great example of modernist work. Cather is able to capture the sense of change that aligns to the changes going on historically in her story. She presents the life of Thea Kronborg in a way such that readers are able to accept her, though they may never fall for her. Cather's work reveals to the world that we all work in an effort to capture our best.