O Pioneers By Willa Cather Summary

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Cather, Willa. O Pioneers!. Philadelphia: Running Press, 1997

O Pioneers!, a novel by Willa Cather is a dramatic romance. The story takes place in a Farm outside of Hanover, Nebraska. This story is set in 1997. This story is about a romance in two different relationships.
Alexandra Bergson is a hard working women. She struggles at first but does not give up. Alexandra’s hard work finally pays off. She is really successful and really wealthy. She is a mentor to her under brother. She does not want him to be like her. She motivates and pushes him to become someone better than her. Alexandra was always kind and caring to all the people around her. She would try her best to be friendly and helpful with everyone. She was forgiving to people even if they did or said something to her. Alexandra was also a lonely single lady. She spent most of her time staying on top of her farm and younger brother. She was loving
Emil Bergson is the younger brother of Alexandra. He was an intelligent person. Emil was a hardworking young man. He was well educated and was a really skilled person. Emil was also very athletic. He loved his sister for all her support. Emil was a helpful person to everyone around him. He would always finish what he started and would not give up. He would always travel to many different …show more content…

Some time goes by little does Alexanda know Emil has a romance with the neighbors wife. Emil knowing he shouldn 't be with a married woman leaves to Mexico to try and forget all about her. He then returns to see his sister after so long before he leaves to law school. Emil kisses the neighbor and realises he is in love with her. Before he leaves the law school he stopped by to see her one last time. The neighbors husband drunk catches them shoots and kills both of them. The drunk man then goes to prison and Alexandra is left all alone. Carl returns to the farm after some time and is set to stay and marry

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