“Freedom so often means that one isn’t needed anywhere.”
About the Author
Willa Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947)
Willa Cather was a famous American Novelist who gained a reputation for the novels of frontier life, including the O Pioneers! She has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for one of her stories.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Tone: Pastoral, Exultant
Setting: Hanover, Nebraska, sometime between 1883 and 1890
Main Characters in O Pioneers!
Alexandra Bergson– The novel’s protagonist
John Bergson– The patriarch of the Bergson clan, father of Alexandra, Oscar, Lou, and Emil
Emil Bergson– The youngest son of John Bergson
Carl Linstrum– Alexandra’s main squeeze
Famous Quotes by William Cather
“Where there is great love, there are always miracles.”
“The heart of another is a dark forest, always, no matter how close it has been to one’s own.”
“There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in a storm.”
“The world is little; people are little, human life is little. There is only one big thing — desire.”