This character is introduced to us as a "tall, strong girl," who consoles her brother Emil when his kitten is stuck on a telegraph pole, then fetches her friend Carl Linstrum to rescue the poor pussy.  
This character is introduced to us as a "tall, strong girl," who consoles her brother Emil when his kitten is stuck on a telegraph pole, then fetches her friend Carl Linstrum to rescue the poor pussy.  By the end of the book, she, now a middle-aged woman, murmurs to Carl, "I am tired.  I have been very lonely, Carl."  Meanwhile she runs a Nebraska farm spread despite the resentment of her brothers, Lou and Oscar.  For 10 points name this heroine of the Willa Cather novel O Pioneers!
This character is introduced to us as a "tall, strong girl," who consoles her brother Emil when his kitten is stuck on a telegraph pole, then fetches her friend Carl Linstrum to rescue the poor pussy.  
Alexandra Bergson  (accept either part)