Immigrants In My Antonia

Immigrants in My Ántonia
Willa Cather showed plenty of information about the "old wild west" and how the expansion of the United States started. Jim Burden, the character Cather speaks about, tries to tell her story through Burden, by giving examples on how she struggled has an immigrant in New York. As one reads throughout My Ántonia, you feel the true struggles of how a real immigrant goes through, you feel the sadness and hard work Burden truly goes through. In My Ántonia by Willa Cather, she tells the story of Jim Burden’s life, his childhood memories, and the struggles he had to face during his time.
At age ten, Jim Burden was sent by his relatives to be raised by his grandparents in the Nebraska prairie after his parents died. When he arrived at his new home, he was …show more content…
But the feelings were not mutual. Then, Jim and Antonia started to go their separate ways. Jim started working extremely hard in his studies at school and ended up going to Harvard to finish his pre-law studies. Much time has passed, and when Jim returned to Black Hawk, he learned that Antonia had become pregnant and returned home from Denver where the father lives. When she returned to the father, she cared for him when he was ill and then he deserted her leaving her broke and with nothing. Many things have changed through time as they have matured into adults. Jim wanted to see Antonia and tried really hard to find her and find out what has happened since he saw her last. When they finally reunited, they recognized a bond they had that nothing could break. They had their childhood that always brought them together. They went off on their separate ways, but in the end found each other and they never lost sight of what they had been through together. They will always remain best friends. I really enjoyed this book. It really gave me a taste of what life back then was like. I highly recommend reading My