However the storyline is exemplary and the characterization – amazing I found myself caring about the people in the story and breathlessly waiting to find out what will happen to them.
While I loved the descriptions and prose, the dialog seemed a bit stilted, it just didn’t seem as if that’s how the characters wouldspeak, especially when among friends and relatives. Cather manages to convey the sense of community despite the vastness of the land, a testament to her writing skills and ability to personalize a storyline. On the contrary, the parts which deal with people are concise and sparring much like the personalities of those that worked the acrid land. The Midwestern prairie which the pioneers labor over is an essential part of character development and profound understanding of themselves, the land and life. As is with many other novels, the setting of the harsh and beautiful land is playing out as another character in the book. The scenery plays a major part in the novel, the lyrical episodes about the pastoral land are sprawling and majestic. The story tells of hard work, wide eyed innocence towards the future and opportunities abound as seen through the eyes of the immigrant class. The writing is outstanding and it has all the makings of the great American novel. O Pioneers! by Willa Cather is considered a classic and I can certainly understand why. I believe it was on some “top 100” list (who said they’re lame?) and figured I’ll give it a try. I’ve only been recently introduced to the writing of Willa Cather. The novel has many themes including isolation, love and feminism.īuy this book in paper or FREE in electronic format O Pioneers!By Willa Cather was written in 1913 and is considered the first novel of the Great Plains trilogy. DecemArticle first published as Book Review: O Pioneers! by Willa Cather on Blogcritics.
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