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- Title
'Lovers of Nature' in Willa Sibert Cather's O Pioneers! and My Antonia - An Ecocritical Analysis.
- Authors
Shoba, V.; Nagaraj, P.
- Abstract
Nature has always been an evergreen source for Willa Sibert Cather, the American Novelist. Being a lover of nature, Cather has presented characters longing to live with nature. In the novels, O Pioneers! (1913) and My Antonia (1918), we have characters loving the ecosystem and protecting it; we also see characters loving the ecosystem but unable to protect it due to unfortunate reasons. In O Pioneers! (1913), Alexandra loves and yearns for the wild lands. She approaches the land in a gentle manner and in turn the land showers her with wealth. The same gentle approach towards nature is also found in Antonia, in My Antonia (1918). Antonia has the pioneer spirit at its best. Being a lover of the landscape, having undaunted cheerfulness and resiliency, Antonia climbs up the ladder of fortune and becomes a successful owner of a larger and fertile farm. Male characters also equally love nature. Ivar, in O Pioneers! (1913), is the only character of Willa Cather practicing species egalitarianism. He relates easily to animals and takes care of them. Jim Burden in My Antonia (1918) adores nature and finds himself overjoyed when he is in nature's bosom. In O Pioneers! (1913), Alexandra's father, John Bergson, loves the land and faces many trials to withstand the onslaught of ruin, but his perseverance is all in vain.
- Subjects
NATURE in literature; CATHER, Willa, 1873-1947; O Pioneers! (Book : Cather); MY Antonia (Book : Cather); LITERARY characters; EQUALITY in literature
- Publication
Language in India, 2013, Vol 13, Issue 2, p637
- ISSN
1930-2940
- Publication type
Article