This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind
What are the motifs in This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind by Ivan Doig?
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The American Dream is a recurring idea. The author is also writing about the hopes of a family and how they might come to pass. The first ambitions were chased when the ancestors emigrated to a new country, and courageously tried homesteading. They were seeking superior opportunities to what they felt they might be able to achieve back in their native lands.