The Woodlawn family are American pioneers, successfully pursuing their dream and living in a relatively new town in Wisconsin. Caddy is closest to her father, John, who had the unusual opportunity to raise one of his daughters; a story he tells to explain his behavior. He is proud that his methodology worked and that Caddy survived because he “would rather see her learn to plow […] if she can thus regain her health” (Brink 15). John noticed that there was a problem with his daughters' health, which led to the death of some of them. Instead of forcing the convention to continue, he decided he would rather make sure that Caddy would survive being seen as property in the eyes of outsiders, without ever regretting his decision. The two have a bond that he does not share with his other children, as he takes a direct interest in her and is credited with helping save her, giving them a special bond with each other. John takes full responsibility for Caddy's actions. In fact, he takes some pride in the fact that she's still alive to find herself in a difficult situation. However, an agreement between the parents, similar to that between Matthew and Marilla, left the mother to punish and the father to care for him. The biggest disagreement Caddy has with her mother results in a leak into the bedroom. Her father visits her that evening to comfort his daughter, feeling that she needed some comfort. John, gently and soothingly, without asking Caddy to change position, reminds her of their closeness, of how she is his little girl, the one who has been allowed to run free. John tries to broaden Caddy's perspective without ever pretending that her fears are unfounded. He simply reminds her that she can be so much more, that she won't become what she hates. John intelligently evokes and