Naturalism In Cather's O Pioneers !

Cather personally adheres Naturalism in her book O Pioneers! because how She wrote about her and Oscar and Luis’ fight and Emil and Marie’s relationship. Although, Cather prefers Naturalism in her book, the title has a sense of Naturalism. To sum it up I believe Cather uses Naturalism as her life philosophy in her book O’ Pioneers!. However, O’ Pioneers! has the Naturalistic view the title of the book has a romantic view. The Title of the book has the same title as a romantic poem that talks about pioneers. “O I mourn and yet exult, I am rapt with love for all” (Whitman). The book romanticizes about the life in the frontier and the book makes romanticizes the life of pioneers. “All the dazzling days, all the mystic nights with dreams” (Whitman). In conclusion, despite Cather’s Naturalistic novel O’ Pioneers! the title has a romantic view to it.
However, the conflict between Alexandra and Lou and Oscar shows Cather’s view of Naturalism. When Alexandra and her brothers Lou and Oscar get in a fight, they do not make up, unlike in …show more content…
After Marie got married to Frank she learned that she does not love Frank and that she loves Emil instead. “The trouble is you almost have to marry a man before you can find out the sort of wife he needs; and usually it's exactly the sort you are not” (Cather). Emil and Marie ended up together, but in a Naturalistic way. “Frank dropped his gun and ran back along the path, shaking, stumbling (sic), gasping” (Cather). To sum it up, the relationship between Emil and Marie shows the aspects of a Naturalistic world.
In Cather’s novel O’ Pioneers! she adheres Naturalism because Alexandra and her brothers Lou and Oscar’s conflict never got resolved and the relationship between Emil and Marie. Although, Cather’s novel O’ Pioneers! Has Naturalistic views the title of the book has a Romantic view. In any event, Cather’s novel O’ Pioneers used