The Theme Of Life In O Pioneers ! By Willa Cather

Their American dream had vanished with their psychological corruption issues. George, regrets shooting Lennie, and Lennie, is overcome by fear after killing Curley’s wife. Their story illustrates their lonely lives. “The alternative to the companionship that George and Lennie share is loneliness” (“Themes” 1).

O Pioneers by Willa Cather sets itself apart from other novels of its time because of what its stands for, feminism. It exemplifies women’s equality, represented by the main character, Alexandra, by showing her survival in a male dominated society. She succeeded in building her female identity and achieved a sense of female attainment by revolutionizing the wild land and struggling for her equal rights with all that surrounded her. This paper focuses on the feminist thoughts and the positive attitude of the image of the strong character Alexandra, who was independent, brave, and optimistic. A spirit like hers, of strength and courage, insisted that she would never be defeated by man or nature.

Marie values the affection and tenderness that were absent in the relationship between her and her mother. Therefore, she is insistent on being a caring and supportive presence in her children’s life. In addition, Marie is also hypersensitive to relationships that do not appear to embody her impression of family. This is apparent in Marie’s reaction to Callie’s treatment of Bo. Saunders states, “He rose to a sitting position, railed against the chain, whipped it back and forth, crawled to the water…took a drink: a drink from a dog’s bowl” (176). Marie’s description of Bo alludes to her own childhood. Marie was locked in a closet as a child, like a caged animal; consequently, when Marie compares Bo to a dog, she unconsciously references her own childhood trauma. She identifies Bo as a helpless child, like herself, and sees the cruelty of her own mother in Callie. Therefore, Marie’s narrative is not a concrete, unbiased description of what happened; instead, Marie’s perception is partial to her past experiences. On the contrary, the short story’s second narrator, Callie, views the same event from a altered standpoint.

According to National Geographic, 40% of the Earth today is farmland—soil being manipulated to feed the 7.6 billion human beings on this world. We have taken over this world like ants swarming to a piece of rotting fruit, without much thought to the organisms that have been on Earth long before us. Our lives may be easier in that we do not have to forge for our food or water anymore, but with the stress of today’s world, was the tradeoff worth the natural land? Willa Cather’s novel, O Pioneers! brings attention to the way we choose to use the land, whether it is in our best interests, the land’s, or both. The characters in O Pioneers! demonstrate how in order to maintain a successful relationship with the land we live on, it is necessary to be able to both adapt to the land and mold it to fit our physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

"Sadly Frances had many misfortunes is her future. Her family suffered through war and loss, but she always kept her faith. While her husband was fleeing capture, soldiers destroyed her home. Instead of moving she cleared up the rubble and turned it into a hospital for homeless people."

Steinbeck has written ''Of Mice And Men '' about an adventure of George and Lennie trying to accomplish their American dream's during the Great Depression during the 1930's where thousands of people lost their jobs in the Wall Street Crash making them feel hopeless. George and Lennie come to work at a ranch near Soledad in California. There they meet fellow ranch mates and a woman called Curley's Wife. In this essay I will focus on how Curley's Wife's personality and actions change throughout the novella and who she affect her and other bunkmates throughout the novella. In addition to that I would be showing how Steinbeck creates tension by using Curleys Wife.

In the poem, “Backwards,” by Warsan Shire the poem dramatizes the conflict between the long for the past and the hatred of the present. This poem highlights the rough situation that the speaker is in as well as a need for what life was like before. One can easily see that the speaker in this poem is a child in the family, because of the context of line 3, “that’s how we bring Dad back.” This is referring to the longing for their dad before they were in the situation they currently are in. Although, there is not line to line rhyme scheme the poem is written backwards at the beginning of the second stanza. This is likely showing the reader the need for the past and emphasizing the importance of the current situation. The overall theme of this poem is showing what life was once like and what it is now.

Examining Louise Erdrich’s novel Love Medicine and the complex use of individuals used to emphasize the cultural identity of Native American reservation life the theme of love emerges. Marie Kashpaw, especially, demonstrates an exceptional fondness for children; she doles out love to her children and also loves needy and abandoned children. Whereas Marie has love to give, Lipsha spends the novel searching for acknowledgement and love from his parents. Further on, Marie and the theme of love stand out again as Lipsha admires his grandparents’ love. Interestingly enough, the feeling of hate emanates from the characters as well. For instance, Albertine has a tumultuous, hateful relationship with her mother; she also hates reservation life and runs away to pursue an education. Another character, King, hates Lipsha because of paternity issues. Additionally, for a good amount of time, Marie fosters hate towards Lulu for the adulterous

O Pioneers!(1993) by Willa Cather begins on a blustery winter day, in the town of Hanover, Nebraska, sometime between 1883 and 1890. The narrator introduces four main character: the very young Emil Bergson; his older sister, Alexandra; her friend Carl Linstrum; and a little girl, Marie Shabata. Alexandra's father, John Bergson, is dying. He tells his two oldest sons, Lou and Oscar, that he is leaving the farmland, and all of what he has accomplished, to their sister.

In the novel O Pioneers! the author Willa Cather?s vision of Alexandra Bergson is consistent in character treatment with other authors such as Nathaniel Hawthorne (Scarlet Letter), and Stephan Crane (Maggie: A Girl of the Streets). In each novel, all authors possess a central character that has an obvious tension between themselves and their community. Unlike the previous authors, Cather?s sympathies lie toward Alexandra. She makes Alexandra seem artificial because she has given a woman (also being her main character) strength and courage, along with power to overcome those who wish to pull her down.

There is an Ancient Greek belief that one’s greatest strength is also his or her greatest weakness. In Willa Cather’s, O Pioneers, Marie proves this belief on many different occasions. Marie’s liveliness, which is arguably her greatest quality, acts in turn as her greatest weakness when it becomes a contributing factor to her death. Marie, a beautiful, vivacious Bohemian girl, migrates to the prairie from the city at a young age. She is used to getting attention from everyone everywhere she goes. Her personality, normal in Europe and even the city, is foreign to the plain pioneers on the prairie. She is an oddity compared to them. Because of this, Marie’s vitality gets her into a dangerous love affair with her friend, Emil, and ends up

Many of the books and movies published today end with a ‘happily ever after’, leaving the reader content and gratified. However, in the novella Of Mice and Men, the author, John Steinbeck, uses a style of writing called naturalism to contrast the juxtaposition of the biases, loneliness, and intolerance experienced by migrant workers during the Great Depression with the sought after American Dream that comes with loyalty, freedom and friendship. Steinbeck expresses through Lennie, Crooks, and Curley’s wife a dispassionate and objective outlook to show that life bears a mix good and bad things, and that people in their natural state are not all good or all bad. The reader of Of Mice and Men is typically sympathetic towards Lennie because

The compelling story of two migrant workers during The Great Depression. George is small, quick and smart but, his best friend, Lennie is huge, strong, and mentally disabled. George takes care of Lennie They make their way to a ranch in Soledad with a dream of owning their own land but their hopes become doomed. As a result of Lennie’s struggle with misunderstanding and being a victim of his own strength with ultimately affects their dream. George and Lennie are an unusual pair seeing as they stick together while nearly all migrant workers are loners. The final scene between George and Lennie is absolutely laced with sadness and devastation making it an evocative ending.

In Kate Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”, Louise Mallard is caught in a cold marriage and a constrictive house. The same goes for Sarah Penn in Mary Wilkins Freeman “The Revolt of “Mother.’” Despite the fact that both stories share the topics of imprisonment and control, physically and inwardly, the ladies in the stories have diverse responses to their circumstances. Sarah battles the confinements without holding back, taking her opportunity, while Mrs. Mallard adopts a motionless strategy and is just liberated through the death of Mr. Mallard.

This was shown in the lines from the story: “In her secret heart, Miss Mijares' young dreams fluttered faintly to life, seeming monstrous in the rain, near this man --- seeming monstrous but sweet overwhelming” (Tuvera 58) She thinks it is monstrous to have feelings for the man because she is a white-collared worker and he is a carpenter. Society will judge their relationship. It is unlikely that this will be accepted by people since this normally does not happen in the community. She is expected to be with someone of the same class. She is scared that she will be a total derision to her friends and her family. But in the end, her head got in sync of her deeper heart’s intent. She expresses her feelings and desires for the carpenter as she accepts his apology and goes with him, sharing the same passion as her through the storm. Within the storm, the sadness of Miss Mijares’ life is cleansed and a rebirth happens in her life. She now finds true happiness and can achieve her dreams as a woman. She is willing to enjoy the ride and see the beauty in this new experience. She has accepted this new journey in her life, a journey more amazing than she can ever imagine. It may lead her to unexpected places, but she has someone right beside her to accompany her and to get through with them all. Stepping through disaster is a way to a new beginning. She knows that as old as she is now, she can still learn new things in her life, if she is willing to be a beginner. Through her dissatisfaction as a great starting point, she had the power, strength and energy for change to push through. With this change, it was not only a new chapter in her life, but a beginning of a new