THOUGHTS ON WILLA CATHER'S REPRESENTATVE WORK O, PIONEERS Zi Zhongyun (89) Simplicity, honesty, deepness and loftiness are the qualities in O, Pioneers discovered by the reviewer (also the Chinese translator of the book) through a unique perspective. These qualities come from a deeply-felt love of the land and the tenacious will to fight the nature. The heroine is the personification of these qualities, and her peioneering spirit is the cream of American culture.