Death Comes for the Archbishop:
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Death Comes for the Archbishop
In my naïve mind I believed that all works of fiction could be categorized as a novel. But, soon after beginning Death Comes for the Archbishop, I realized how much this book is not a novel. As I read I kept picturing not a 20th century reprint, but a 19th century French bishop's dusty leather journal. The book is alive with the stories of people and places, but the detail on Bishop Latour remains relatively subdued throughout. Cather's technique of breaking Latour's life and experiences into sections of interweaved stories aided my reading of her book as more of a journal.
The book is soaked with vivid description, most notably with regards to the environment surrounding Bishop Latour. In parts, the book becomes more of a visual guide to 19th century New Mexico than anything else. The combination of the vivid descriptions and the more personal "journal" feel of Death Comes for the Archbishop make this book much more of a personal narrative than a novel. Which leads me into the next question?
What does Cather calling Death Comes for the Archbishop a "narrative" mean?
I feel that Cather calling Death Comes for the Archbishop a narrative shows that her intent with this work was to not only entertain her readers, but captivate them as well. As if she was linking herself to the Indian and Mexican subcultures of the book, Cather recreated the narrative feeling of storytellers and the oral traditions of many culture. Cather wanted to bring the reader into Latour's life, as well as the lives around him, in the way that only a narrative could. By putting the reader into the shoes of the characters and letting us see through their eyes, Cather tells a narrative that is far bigger and much more personal than any novel could be.
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