“A pioneer must have imagination and dreams,” says Willa Cather. On a Nebraska prairie, traveling back at least 30 years ago, there were two friends. Alexandra and Carl Linstrum. Alexandra and Carl has a good relationship with each other but there are dramatic differences between the two. Alexandra gives off an aura of independency, including the fact that she is a hard worker, smart, confident, stable, and has roots on the divide. Carl on the other hand, is opposite from Alexandra. Carl is more dependent than Alexandra, he is less confident than her, unstable, moves from job to job, and lastly, lacks roots on the divide. In the beginning of the novel, Alexandra demonstrates her imagination by commanding Carl Linstrum to retrieve Emil’s kitten that has ascended a telegraph pole. “I’ll have to go after her Alexandra. I think at the depot they have some spikes I can strap on my feet. Wait a minute.”(6)
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John Bergson has the Old-World belief that, “land, in itself, is desirable.”(13) For some, referring to Carl Linstrum, might see the land as an enigma. John Bergson has the idea that no one understands how to farm the land properly, and this he often discusses with Alexandra. He discusses that with Alexandra because he knows that Alexandra can farm the land properly better than any other settlers on the divide. Alexandra always has have an exciting passion for the land before she was twelve years old. As she became older her father has come to depend more and more upon her resourcefulness and good judgement. In the novel you rarely see Carl being as prudent with the land on the divide as Alexandra. Statistically speaking, Carl and Alexandra reactions of the land on the divide is totally different by comparison in many
John Bergson has the Old-World belief that, “land, in itself, is desirable.”(13) For some, referring to Carl Linstrum, might see the land as an enigma. John Bergson has the idea that no one understands how to farm the land properly, and this he often discusses with Alexandra. He discusses that with Alexandra because he knows that Alexandra can farm the land properly better than any other settlers on the divide. Alexandra always has have an exciting passion for the land before she was twelve years old. As she became older her father has come to depend more and more upon her resourcefulness and good judgement. In the novel you rarely see Carl being as prudent with the land on the divide as Alexandra. Statistically speaking, Carl and Alexandra reactions of the land on the divide is totally different by comparison in many