O Pioneers Character Analysis

To conclude, Alexandra showed that as a woman she can be a leader, strong and independent. Despite most of the Western movies and books that main character is a male or cowboy that his role is to defend the town and family, and females are obey their husbands, housewife and depend on their men\, O Pioneers main character or hereon is a female that her father trusted her more than his boys and inherited her the land. Alexandra proofed that she was not only able to manage the land and protected her family, she also chose how to live and to whom married. Willa Cather in O Pioneers showed that they were women in the West who were heroes, independent and leaders like Alexandra, but as it portrayed the West has male heroes, cowboys and week
women who totally depend on them and can not survive without their men