Willa Cather's "O Pioneers"

Part I of Essay
Until the late eighteenth century, any land located beyond the Alleghany mountains was believed to be savage, uninhabited land. Thus, it became known as the American frontier. According to Turner, the definition of frontier means, "the meeting point between savagery and c ....

Part II of Essay
.... but with much fortune and hard work ahead of them. 3 In 1890, Willa attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she gained the knowledge and creativity to write such beautiful work. In her first works, Willa's animosity towards Nebraska was relevant in her work. 4 After she went east in 1896 and became editor of McClure's Magazine and gained success, her feeling toward Nebraska changed, which was evident in "The Bohemian Girl," in 1912. 5 When she published O Pioneers in 1913, many of her memories of childhood and ....