The topics that Rolvaag writes about in the novel are those of manual labor for survival and the mental state of each

character after living in the total desolation of the wilderness.

All throughout the book, each of the characters does their own

share of work. From Per Hansa's building of a barn-house combo,

white washing the sod walls with lime, and growing and selling

potatoes to Ole's chopping wood up on the copping block; everyone

did their part in order to survive or at least to live somewhat

the pioneer when living in total desolation. For the male pioneers,

could hunt and build. This was the place one could live off of his

living on the prairie was almost a dream. This was the place one

Rolvaag's source material was that of experience, so his sources were indeed adequate in the writing of this novel. Rolvaag achieved his purposes in which he wrote this novel for. This book is valuable to anyone who wants to learn about the true pioneer life in the Great Plains during the 1800s.

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Approximate Word count = 655
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)