Cather’s Nature Message The major themes in Cather’s The Professor’s House all seem to collide in the section of the book called “Tom Outland’s story.” The art, religion, and nature themes are all highlighted in this section of the book. Almost from the beginning of “Tom Outland’s Story” Cather sets up her conflicts. Not that she hasn’t been doing this all along. The change in tone, which has moved …showed first 75 words of 1636 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1636 total…whole book comes here which is that we should leave the gifts that nature gives us alone. If we don’t leave these gifts alone even when we have the best intentions for the gift and humanity we wind up fouling it up in the long run. This is evident in Tom’s journey to Washington and return to the Mesa. Works Cited Cather, Willa. The Professor’s House. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. 1925