O Pioneers is a novel written by Willa Sibert Cather in 1903. In this
book, Cather unfolds the story of Bergson, are Swedish-American
immigrant in the farm country near the town of Hanover,
Nebraska.Alexandra Bergson is the leading character of the story; she
inherits the family farmland when her father dies. She devotes her life
in making the farm an enterprise when other immigrant families are
leaving the prairie.The story also revolves around the relationship
between Alexandra and her family friend Carl Linstrum and Alexandra's
brother Emil and the married Marie Shabata.O Pioneers is divided into
five parts.Alexandra's father is dying. His last wish is that his
daughter runs the farm after he is gone. The story showcases the
struggles of Alexandra and how she mortgages the farm to buy more land
in the hope to become rich as a landowner.Although, Alexandra gets
financial success but fails in her love life. Carl Linstrum leaves
Alexandra and lives in a different city. After 16 years he makes a
surprise visit to her. Lou and Oscar are married and they both hold
their separate farms. Also, things started getting nasty between Emil,
Alexandra's favorite youngest brother, and Marie Shabata. Later, Emil
decides the best thing for him is to get away.
