Comments on: "The Professor's House" by Willa Cather http://girlebooks.com/blog/book-reviews/the-professors-house-by-willa-cather/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 16:59:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Laura McDonald http://girlebooks.com/blog/book-reviews/the-professors-house-by-willa-cather/comment-page-1/#comment-2398 Laura McDonald Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:55:52 +0000 http://girlebooks.com/blog/?p=212#comment-2398 Roz, thanks so much for your comments. I agree, there is an interesting dichotomy between the Professor's love of fine things and his need to keep his life simple. Perhaps he would have felt differently had he become rich like his daughter? I too loved the book--I especially loved how she set up Tom's character at first as what others say of him, and then the second part takes over and you see him first hand. Very powerful storytelling. Roz, thanks so much for your comments. I agree, there is an interesting dichotomy between the Professor's love of fine things and his need to keep his life simple. Perhaps he would have felt differently had he become rich like his daughter?

I too loved the book--I especially loved how she set up Tom's character at first as what others say of him, and then the second part takes over and you see him first hand. Very powerful storytelling.

]]> By: roz forman http://girlebooks.com/blog/book-reviews/the-professors-house-by-willa-cather/comment-page-1/#comment-2383 roz forman Sun, 14 Sep 2008 15:26:39 +0000 http://girlebooks.com/blog/?p=212#comment-2383 I agree with this brief analysis. Cather does explore the conflict between greed and idealism. It is interesting that the professor has a love of the finer things, such as good food and wine, yet has an overwhelming need to hold on to the idealism of his youth. Another avenue for discussion would be his feeling that everything in his life happened by chance. I felt the book to be an amazing read. I agree with this brief analysis. Cather does explore the conflict between greed and idealism. It is interesting that the professor has a love of the finer things, such as good food and wine, yet has an overwhelming need to hold on to the idealism of his youth. Another avenue for discussion would be his feeling that everything in his life happened by chance. I felt the book to be an amazing read.

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