My_Antonia

My Antonia The Novel My Antonia, is a story of a young Bohemain immigrant girl, Antonia Shimerda, on the central plains in Black Hawk, Nebraska. The story in narrated by a young boy, Antonia’s neighbor, Jim Burden. Jim, because of his parents death, finds himself in Nebraska living with his father’s parents. This is where he meets Antonia. This novel, written by Willa Cather, is a story of Jim’s experiences and memories relating to Antonia. Through Antonia Shimerda, and other characters throughout the novel, My Antonia, including Lea Lingard, Jim’s Grandparents and Mrs. Harling, Jim Burden learns important lessons that enrich his life and shape him to become the man he is at the end of the novel, who is able embrace Antonia’s country family. Lena Lingard, a country girl about Jim’s age, becomes a very important symbol throughout the book. When Lena first enters the scenes, in the Harlings’ household, we see a poised and graceful woman. During the duration of this visit, Antonia is not very cordial to Lena. Although they are both ‘hired girls’, Lena is an object of men’s affections while Antonia is not, despite her beauty. antonia, jim, life, lena, antonia’s, novel, burden, jim’s, country, ways, able, very, family, embrace, characters, mrs, man, love, harling, grandparents, experiences, end, been, adult, woman, while, shimerda, respect, represents, important, enrich, character, both, become, appreciate