In the story “My Antonia” Jim defines happiness as, “to be dissolved into something complete and great. When it comes to one it comes as naturally as sleep.”. I believe Antonia also feels similarly to this description of Happiness. Throughout the story she is shown to be a bright, and curious girl, “While we snuggled down there out of the wind she learned a score of words. She was quick, and very eager”. Antonia is shown to always be ready to learn and very adventurous in nature, “The two girls would wander for miles along the edge of the cornfield.” She is very independent and opinionated, “Antonia had opinions about everything, and she soon was able to make them known”. Antonias home life isn't the best. During the story Jim Recalls how it
