On the Gull’s Road by Willa Cather

 

On the Gull’s Road by Willa Cather

 

Characters: The Narrator, Alexandra Ebbling-A Norwegian Woman, Lars Ebbling-Alexandras Wife, Carin-The Ebblings daughter, The Doctor, Dame Ericson-A Woman, Niels Nannestad-Alexandra’s Father

 

Exposition: The Narrator was an artist who invited a young artist, a countryman of the narrator, to look at the paintings. The young painter was in shock to see the painting of a woman named Alexandera Ebbling and had eyes on it. He examined the date upon the sketch and asked the narrator, very earnestly, if the narrator could tell him whether the lady were still living.

 

Rising Action: They discuss about the sketch and suddenly it brought back memories. The story flashbacks twenty years ago when the narrator met Mrs. Ebbling on a ship named Germania. The narrator still feels that she was very different from all the beautiful and brilliant women the narrator has known.

 

Climax: the narrator and Alexandra Ebbling, after evolving a deep connection during their voyage on the Germania, confess their love for each other. They consider running away together, but Mrs. Ebbling reveals that she cannot because she is ill. Instead, she gives the narrator a mysterious box.

 

Resolution: When the narrator, after talking about Mrs. Alexandra Ebbling for twenty years, finally opens the mysterious gift she gave him, its box contains a lock of her red-gold hair,

 

Summary: The story starts when the narrator who was an artist, invited a young artist to look at the paintings. The young one noticed the painting of Alexandra Ebbling and was amazed. They had a discussion about it and brought back memories to when the narrator met Mrs. Ebbling. She gave him a box and after 20 years the narrator opened it and found a lock of her red-gold hair.

 

My Opinion: In my opinion, I didn’t like the story because it was too dull to read. (On The Gulls Road by Willa Cather) was bad to read because of its non-creative text.