Question

Write summary of the poem 'Rathers' by Mary Austin in more than 200 words.

Answer 1

Mary Austin was an American writer who lived from 1868-1934. Many of her writing pieces has a natural element, and she was strongly involved in movements to preserve Native American arts and culture. In this poem, Austin chooses animals she would choose to be if she didn't have to be herself, and she gives descriptions of them that are presented in a sing-song tone.