Lucy Gayheart (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Willa Cather
- First Published: 1935
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Christmas, 1901, to winter, 1902-1903, and 1927
- Setting: Haverford, Nebraska, and Chicago, Illinois
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Love or romance, Midwest, Chicago, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Accidents, Singing or singers, Pianos or pianists, Nebraska
- Locales: Chicago, IL, Nebraska, Haverford, NE
Characters Discussed
Lucy Gayheart, a music student in Chicago. She is a bright, willful, and talented young pianist, the darling of her hometown of Haverford, Nebraska. She is particularly prized by her father, Jacob Gayheart, and the heir to the local bank, Howard Gordon. While studying music under her mentor, Paul Auerbach, Lucy attends a recital by Clement Sebastian, a concert singer. Later, while working with Clement, Lucy falls in love with him, as both a man and an artist. Pleased and surprised to learn that he shares her feelings, although he has a wife in England, she...
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