Graduation Year
Spring 2014
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Department
American Studies
Reader 1
Matthew Delmont
Reader 2
Warren Liu
Rights Information
© 2014 Catherine T. Holcombe
Abstract
This is an examination of the extent to which Cather poses an ecofeminist response to the normative Frontier Myth. In an analysis of Cather's 1923 essay, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle" and O Pioneers! it argues that Cather revises the typical masculine, individualistic pioneer spirit into a Pioneer Spirit that is rooted in connectivity, collaboration and sustainability.
Recommended Citation
Holcombe, Catherine T., "Willa Cather's Pioneer Spirit: Ecofeminism on the Frontier" (2014). Scripps Senior Theses. 373.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/373
This thesis is restricted to the Claremont Colleges current faculty, students, and staff.
