The author emphasis that “A pioneer should have imagination,”(33).
We could look Alexandra as a true pioneer, but not her brothers because they lack the qualities of true a pioneer. Especially, the difference between Alexandra and her brothers show how her brothers lack the qualities of pioneer. “They did not mind hard work, but they hated experiments and could never see the use of taking pains” (30). The fact that both Oscar and Lou try to avoid taking new challenges Unlike Alexandra, her brothers only see land as
“They can always scrape along down there, but