"The Garden Lodge" by Cather is about a woman named Caroline Noble whose husband, Howard, asked her if she would tear down their old garden shed and replace it with a summer house house The conflict in the story is that Caroline is not sure if she wants to tear down the old garden shed because it brings back memories of when the opera singer Raymond d'Esquerre, spent a month at their house solution is that Caroline decides to do so continues with the construction of the summer house and the demolition of the garden house. The author uses flashbacks to explain how Caroline grew up and also when she remembers her time with Raymond plates that round, which. helps to characterize Caroline throughout the story, especially when the story brings flashbacks to her childhood, Willa Cather, tells rather than shows her characters.1. Caroline Noble- She is the protagonist/heroine and her a plausible reason for not wanting to build the new summer house was his musical past and the way the garden house reminded him of this. He immediately says that it would be “almost a shame, wouldn't it, after d'Esquerre used it” (Cather 3) as a good excuse not to replace the lodge. He eventually changes his mind after “sleeping on it” (6). Caroline is a static character and is a rounded character who is described as "extremely calm, slow of impulse and disgustingly practical" (1) and musical with even more characterization which makes her stand out more than the other characters.2. Howard Noble- He is Caroline's husband and would also be considered the antagonist in this particular story. He doesn't understand his wife's connection to the lodge and starts taunting her by saying, "Why would I sacrifice the whole place to see the......middle of the paper......flat characters, but her descriptions were like summaries of each of the family members. Cather's tone suggests that she feels empathy for Caroline because of “The impression of cold calculation…that Caroline gave, was far from false; for her: that there were extenuating circumstances that her friends couldn't have known about" (2), meaning that none of her friends understand what she had been through in her past. “The Garden Lodge” takes the reader into the world of a once-poor girl who found solace in a rich, successful man. Cather uses point of view and characterization to help fully understand what the protagonist was thinking and why she chose the things she did. It makes this story understandable and a good read. Works Cited Cather, Willa. "The Garden Lodge." The literature network. Jalic Inc., 2011. Web. February. 2011.