The Theme of Mans Closness to land in "Wild Geese" by Martha Ostenso

Throughout history men have always shown great love for their land and have always worked hard to ensure that their field produces enough food to support their family and generate a profit. In the novel "Wild Geese", by Martha Ostenso, the theme of man's closeness to land is one of the predominate ones and Caleb Gare is faced with the challenge of producing a crop that grows enough food to support his family and at …

…cares greatly about his crop it does not make sense for him to put it before his family and he will eventually come to realize this further on in the novel. His passion for his field will soon catch up with him and he will realize the mistakes he has made with his family and with keeping Judith back. The theme plays a large part throughout the story and is especially important in the ending.