Changwook Hong Professor HorwitzBUS 3223 Second Essay Who Deserves Property? It is difficult to tell which person has ownership of a business if it has been operated by a partnership. Each of the business partners can claim that they have played the most important role in running the company and brought it to success. When we watch “O Pioneers!” by Willa Cather, we can see that a person who actually makes important decisions and manages the company effectively has ownership. Having ownership has nothing to do with gender or age but with competence and skill. "O Pioneers!" by Willa Cather. is the story of John Bergson's family. He is a farmer on the lands of Nebraska. Before dying, John advises his children to manage the farm and tells Alexandra to take care of her brothers. He also delegates the ownership and responsibility of his farmland to Alexandra because he thought that Alexandra was more competent in managing the farmland than his children. Three years after John Bergson's death, there is a severe drought in the Divide. Many families in the city began to sell their land and leave. John Bergson's two sons suggest selling the farm and leaving the Divide like the others. However, Alexandra disagrees with them and tries to find out if there is a better alternative to farming the Divide. He goes on a trip to the river country and learns a new farming method. After all, he realizes that the river region is no more prosperous than the highlands. He decides to continue farming on the Divide and tries to persuade his brothers that their efforts will pay off if they continue farming on the Divide. Taking a risk, Alexandra takes out another mortgage and buys more land. Years later, Alexandra... in the center of the card... something akin to leadership. When everyone else was leaving town due to a severe drought, Alexandra had her vision and the confidence to make the farm a success, a creative and innovative idea. Although her brothers suggested that Alexandra leave the city, she persuaded them with rational reasons to stay and continue farming. Not only did he make difficult decisions by learning from the river country journey, but he also motivated and guided his brothers to achieve success. As Alexandra and her brothers say, hard work or decisions would be an important factor in success. However, none of them would matter if there was no motivation and management. Alexandra's management and motivation skills earned her ownership. Works Cited Cather, Willa. O Pioneers! New York: Dover Publications, 1993. Print.