My Ántonia is a novel published in 1918 written by American writer Willa Cather. It is a story about an orphaned boy from Virginia named Jim Burden, and the elder daughter in a Bohemian immigrant family named Ántonia Shimerda. The description of creeks and cliffs in My Antonia holds significance the characters in the novel specifically Jim and Antonia, because it is home for them in their childhood and a strong memory in adulthood. The portrayal of this landscape makes Jim and Antonia mature and creates a strong friendship. Cather uses these characteristics and shows how it will later represent both of their future lives. A romantic literature piece about prairie life, Willa Cather’s “My Antonia” describes the human relationship with the environment
