Chapter I The Basics ofWilla Cather Novels 1.1 A Random Reflection on Willa Cather 1.2 The Discussions on Willa Cather Novels Chapter II The Practice of the Neighborhood 2.1 The Political Side of Domesticity in Sapphira and the Slave Girl 2.2 Propriety and Sexuality in the Neighborhood of Shadows on the Rock and A Lost Lady 2.3 "Dead" Neighborhood in The Song of the Lark and The ProJessor's House Chapter III Doing-cooking 3.1 The Gendered Aspect of Doing-cooking 3.2 The Smells of the Past in "Neighbor Rosicky" and My Antonia 3.3 The Cultural Aspect of Cather's Foodways Chapter IV The Act of Storytelling 4.1 Everyday Life Narration in Death Comes for the Archbishop 4.2 The Art of Storytelling in My Antonia Chapter V Conclusion Bibliography