# Epigraph explained — One of Ours

> Chapter companion for One of Ours by Willa Cather.

## What happens

The chapter opens with a single line from Vachel Lindsay's poem, setting a tone of westward expansion and aspiration.

## Key lines

> Bidding the eagles of the West fly on …

Calling for the forces of the American West to continue their advance.

_This epigraph evokes themes of westward movement and national destiny._

## Links

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