Seven short stories examining artists, ambition, class tensions, and personal disillusionment in early 20th-century America.
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Seven short stories examining artists, ambition, class tensions, and personal disillusionment in early 20th-century America.
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The Troll Garden is a collection of short stories by Willa Cather, published in 1905. Contents This collection contains the following seven stories: "Flavia and Her Artists" "The Sculptor's Funeral" "A Death in the Desert" "The Garden Lodge" "The Marriage of Phaedra" "A Wagner Matinee" "Paul's Case" Four of these stories--"The Sculptor's Funeral," "A Death in the Desert," "A Wagner Matinee," and "Paul's Case"-were revised and included in Cather's next collection of short fiction Youth and the Br...
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Sexual content
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Subtle romantic tensions and marriages depicted without explicit detail.
Violence & gore
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Suicide by train in one story; otherwise minimal physical violence.
Profanity
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No profanity or strong language present.
Substance use
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Social drinking mentioned occasionally in background scenes.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Protagonist in "Paul's Case" interpreted with implied homosexual themes.
Religious content
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Occasional references to faith and rituals in a few stories.
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No real-world occult or demonology content.
Political content
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Explores class, art versus commerce, and societal expectations.
Self-harm / suicide
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On-page suicide by train in "Paul's Case"; related despair themes.
Abuse & suffering
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Societal rejection, family conflict, and emotional suffering depicted.
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