Discuss Ivar's philosophy of life and how a human being should live. What does he mean about avoiding temptation by not having neighbors?
Alexandria is a very capable person who turns a failing farm into a success. Yet her brothers and many others in the book have a view of her based only on her gender. Discuss how she is not a stereotypical female of her times and yet she is still perceived as one.
What qualities must a person have to survive as a farmer in Nebraska in the 1870s? What qualities would hinder such survival in Cather's point of view?
Do you believe that Marie, by her beauty and vitality, caused her.....
