Although Antonia is impulsive, Cather seems to admire this. When she equivalence Antonia's impulsiveness to the fearful Jim, Antonia always seems to come out ahead. Jim admires these tone in Antonia, at the same prison term as he recognizes that they can be destructive. Antonia, unlike him, is not afraid to take risks like he is.
Antonia is also loyal. She is loyal to her terrible female parent , even though her