Book: O Pioneers! Author: Willa Cather Willa Cather with O Pioneers! gives readers an intriguing and gripping look into the development of the American frontier and its people. The story captivates readers primarily with its wonderful character development and with Cather's detailed descriptions of the scenery and setting in the story; the story is quite a bastion of colorful imagery. The development of characters such as Alexandra, Carl, Marie, and Emil is very thorough and …showed first 75 words of 889 total…

…showed last 75 words of 889 total…for all of the goings-on of the earth, as almost everything and everyone is related to or greatly affected by the land in some way. The book teaches that this relation with the land among people is special. Through the novel, Cather wants her readers to become more like the character Alexandra, as possessing her qualities help to enrich lives and cause prosperity. A desire such as Cather's seems to come straight from the heart.