Read the excerpt from willa cather’s review of the awakening from the pittsburgh leader, july 8, 1899.

an author’s choice of themes is frequently as inexplicable as his choice of a wife. it is governed by some innate temperamental bias that cannot be diagrammed. this is particularly so in women who write, and i shall not attempt to say why miss chopin has devoted so exquisite and sensitive, well-governed a style to so trite and sordid a theme. she writes much better than it is ever given to most people to write, and hers is a genuinely literary style.
what is willa cather’s response to chopin’s writing?
cather is critical of chopin’s complicated plot.
cather is critical of chopin’s writing style.
cather is critical of chopin’s temperamental characters.
cather is critical of chopin’s choice of themes.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

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