My_Antonia

My Antonia “ More than any other person we remembered, this girl seemed to mean to us the country, the conditions, the whole adventure of our childhood (Cather 2).” In the introduction the author is on a train with Jim Burden talking about Antonia in saying this, Jim is telling the author that Antonia made him who he is today. She has a special way of shining through everyone everybody she meets. This quote sets the tone for the novel and describes her throughout her life. It can be useful throughout time for all friends who become a hero in one’s life. “ Now, don’t you go and be a fool like some of these town boys. You’re not going to sit around here and whittle store boxes and tell stories all your life. You are going away to school and make something of yourself. I’m just awful proud of you (Cather 143).” At the time of this quote much has already taken place, such as, Jim’s arrival in Nebraska as an orphan at 10. He will now live on a farm close to Antonia’s. They become great friends and spend all their time together until a great tragedy occurs. Antonia’s father takes jim, antonia, time, quote, now, life, part, love, cather, things, just, great, best, been, become, away, after, woman, think, somehow, person, people, nebraska, much, man, look, know, going, go, gaston, father, farm, everything, don’t, antonia’s