# O Pioneers! — Character guide

> Key figures in O Pioneers! by Willa Cather.

- [Alexandra Bergson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/alexandra_bergson.md): Strong-willed pioneer woman who takes over the family farm after her father's death.
- [Emil Bergson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/emil_bergson.md): Alexandra's youngest brother, a sensitive and ambitious young man.
- [Frank Shabata](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/frank_shabata.md): Marie's jealous and volatile husband, a French immigrant farmer.
- [Marie Shabata](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/marie_shabata.md): Vivacious and beautiful young wife of Frank, beloved by many.
- [Carl Linstrum](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/carl_linstrum.md): Alexandra's childhood friend and later love interest, an artist.
- [Crazy Ivar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/crazy_ivar.md): Eccentric but wise old man who lives on the Bergson land.
- [Lou Bergson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/lou_bergson.md): Alexandra's older brother, practical and somewhat narrow-minded.
- [Marie Tovesky](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/marie_tovesky.md): Young Marie as a child before her marriage to Frank Shabata.
- [Oscar Bergson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/oscar_bergson.md): Alexandra's older brother, a stolid and hardworking farmer.
- [Amédée Chevalier](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/amedee_chevalier.md): Emil's cheerful French friend and fellow farmer.
- [Signa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/signa.md): Swedish hired girl who works for the Bergson family.
- [Old Mrs. Lee](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/old_mrs_lee.md): Alexandra's elderly mother-in-law from her brother's marriage.
- [John Bergson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/john_bergson.md): Alexandra's father, who dies early in the story.
- [Mrs. Bergson](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/mrs_bergson.md): Alexandra's mother, a traditional Swedish immigrant woman.
- [Annie Lee](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/annie_lee.md): Lou Bergson's wife, a practical farm woman.
- [Father Duchesne](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/father_duchesne.md): Catholic priest in the French settlement.
- [Nelse Jensen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/nelse_jensen.md): Swedish farmhand who works for the Bergsons.
- [Carrie Jensen](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/carrie_jensen.md): Nelse Jensen's wife, a Swedish farm woman.
- [Old Tovesky](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/old_tovesky.md): Marie's father, a prosperous Bohemian farmer.
- [Mrs. Hiller](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/mrs_hiller.md): Neighbor woman who helps with births and illnesses.
- [Charley Fuller](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/charley_fuller.md): Young man who courts Marie before her marriage.
- [Mr. Linstrum](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/mr_linstrum.md): Carl's father, a struggling farmer who moves away.
- [Barney Flinn](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/o_pioneers_se/characters/barney_flinn.md): Irish farmhand who works for the Bergsons.

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