![]() Alexandra is the oldest, and she knows my wishes …” ![]() I want no quarrels among my children, and so long as there is one hose there must be one head. I have talked to her since I have been sick, and she knows all my wishes. “Boys,” said the father wearily, “I want you to keep the land together and to be guided by your sister. ![]() His final instructions are conveyed from the deathbed: They are all to take care of their mother. ![]() When Alexandra’s father John dies, he conveys his desire clearly to his offspring -Alexandra is to run the farm, and her brothers are to follow her lead. The unforgiving land is difficult to farm, the climate is harsh, and their neighbors, an amalgam of European immigrants, don’t always live harmoniously. The Bergsons encounter hardship, naturally. The Bergsons are Swedish immigrants working the Nebraska prairie land. The novel’s central character, Alexandra Bergson, is her parents’ only daughter and oldest child. Her characters may be flawed, but they’re rarely weak. Never sentimental or verbose, Cather delivers her plots with gentle forward motion. It explores the ideas of community, family ties, and the dignity of work. Written in the kind of spare, lyric prose that would come to define her work, the story explores themes of destiny, chance, love, and perseverance. ![]() One of her earliest full-length works, it was published in 1913. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather is one of this esteemed American author’s most iconic novels. ![]()
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