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Which BEST describes how the characteristically
American settings shape BOTH stories?
ather's 1913 novel O Pioneersl tells the story of the
a family, Swedish immigrants living in the farm
of Nebraska near the turn of the twentieth century.
era Bergson the main character, inherits her father's
nd and while other families are giving up life on the
she tries to make the farm a business venture and
This excerpt from Chapter V of Part The Wild Land"
with Alexandra and her brother, Emil riding home
oking at farmland for salo.
The settings in both stories change from the
beginning to the end, mirroring the nation's history.
The settings in both stories prove difficult to endure
and become a source of conflict among the
characters.
Excerpt from o Pioneers!
by Willa Cather
The settings in both stories are integral to the
themes and characters developed.
on the road began to climb the first long
of the Divide, Alexandra hummed an
wedish hymn, and Emil wondered why his
looked so happy. Her face was so
nt that he felt shy about asking her.
The settings in both stories create a generic
backdrop upon which the complicated plot lines
develop
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