A second example of how the statement works in Willa Cather’s literature is in Lucy Gayheart . This novel is known for being a poetic novel. There are different major events that had happened, throughout the novel, but not all detail was written. Like in Sebastian’s death, how Lucy found out about his death, as well in her own death. Sebastian’s death is read about in a newspaper article by Auerbach. As a reader, we get just a small part of what witness saw. There is no mention don’t about Sebastian thoughts at that time of the event. In the article about the accident, it states that “Mockford could not swim and was terrified; he had locked his arms about Sebastian’s neck… Mockford must have fastened himself to his companion with a strangle-hold
