My Ántonia

grasping the dialect of certain characters was hard to comprehend. Specifically, Antonia when she is being taught English. Nevertheless, dramatic incidents would align exquisitely with the storytelling and add more to the bulk of the novel. These moments create a dynamic mood for the book. Now and then, the reader would feel worried for the character, wanting to view ahead for the outcome of scene. Though, My Antonia possessed a influential message, the novel at times would bore the reader as…

In My Antonia, the prairie was used to represent many aspects in the novel. One of the aspects that the prairie represented was that when it came to immigrants, the prairie would symbolize a new beginning. The prairie would signify a new life as well as the fears and struggles that would come along in trying to create this new life in a different land. We could sense this symbolism in chapter one when the author writes: “There seemed to be nothing to see; no fences, no creeks or trees, no hills…

I beleive that Antonia would most definitely agree with this definition. "To be dissolved into something complete and great" is a great translation. It means what it feels like to be enjoying something that you truly love doing. If you truly love it, than you basically dissolve yourself into it and lose yourself. For myself when it comes to sketching I dissolve myself into it. When I sit down at the table with a sketch pad and pencils I tend to loose track of time. A 30 minutes drawing session…

establish conflict and can change how we view other characters through their actions and thoughts. Both are needed to successfully create a piece of writing and are necessary in changing our perspective of the book and it’s inhabitants. The setting of My Antonia is continuously used as a tool throughout the novel. The story takes place in the…

My Antonia shows about two people struggled with life, except one of them gets the worse end than the other. Jim Burden meets Antonia Shimerda along with the rest of the Shimerda family. Jim was told to teach Antonia about English when they were kids, so this causes Jim and Antonia to grow up as close friends. They grew distant since Mr. Shimerda committed suicide due to being homesick, which causes Antonia to take his place and work, while Jim is going to school. They grew up which causes…

“My Antonia” is a book written by William Cather, the book starts out with two friends on a train traveling through Iowa, after a while running into a girl named Antonia. Antonia and the narrator lost touch, but Jim had kept up with her, staying friends. Jim also wrote in the book, all the memories Antonia and he had. The narrator mentions about the writings, this reminds me of myself, I write when I have a marvelous day or even on a horrible day. I write it down so this reminds myself as a…

as “nostalgia” Technology and modernity alter people’s lives; then, people realize its disturbing effects such as “competition, stress, separation, and loneliness,” and seem to “return to their past time by imagination and memory”(Suksangdow 1). My Antonia by Willa Cather embodies the incredible nostalgia of these early settlers as they struggle to make a home on the Nebraskan plains at the turn of the 20th century.…

In Book II of “My Antonia” Cather begins to show the importance of women’s rights and the pressures and problems of marriage. Though these chapters Cather can be considered a progressive and pro-feminist. I found Book II related to many of the novels we have recently read such as “The Yellow Wall-Paper”, “The Other Two” and similar themes of naturalism and regional realism. In chapters 1 & 2 we really see Cather’s voice come out. We are told about Antonia and how by working the land she has…

weak throughout history. This treatment brings little power and support to the women trying to establish a role in society. Cather’s My Ántonia, portrays the strength of women and celebrates the success of those women. One in particular is Ántonia, who represents the strong, hardworking women. Cather writes “She was too proud of her strength,” when she referrers to Ántonia in her work. Highlighting the pride women can have as a result of strength, is a very feminist view, in that it empowers the…

Working Thesis: In the novel My Ántonia by Willa Cather, Cather portrays to the audience the American Dream for the Shimerda family, Jim Burden, Lena Lingard, Tiny Soderball, Peter and Pavel, as well as the sacrifices that they may have had to make to come to America and start a new life. Cather also uses a feminist approach in the novel because the novel is really Jim Burden’s story of Ántonia, Jim is the narrator of the novel, not Antonia. Although someone who is writing about the novel in…