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One Of Ours
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Overview
One of Ours is a 1923 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Willa Cather, an American author best known for depictions of life in the Great Plains. This novel follows the personal evolution of a young man named Claude Wheeler, dividing his story into two parts: his life on a family farm in Nebraska, and his experiences as a soldier in France during World War I.
Exploring themes of youthful restlessness, the search for meaning, and the sense of purposefulness found in wartime, One of Ours is among both Cather’s most well acclaimed and widely criticized works. This guide refers to the 2004 Project Gutenberg version of One of Ours (eBook #2369).
Plot Summary
One of Ours begins on a family farm along Lovely Creek near Frankfort, Nebraska. The novel’s 19-year-old protagonist, Claude Wheeler, feels intellectually distanced from the farm laborers, the townsfolk, and his family members. Claude disagrees with his father’s capitalistic values, his elder brothers’ self-centered materialism, and his mother’s unquestioning devotion to Christianity. Seeking a broader perspective, he transitions from courses at the religious Temple school to courses at Nebraska State University. There, he befriends a young intellectual named Unlock all 50 pages of this Study Guide Plus, gain access to 8,900+ more expert-written Study Guides. Including features:
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