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 the same time create a profit. He works very hard but works his family even harder and that is the secret behind most of his success. The problem with that is that his neighbour…