... just as hard as any of the guys were. Grandmother had said, "Heavy field work'll spoil that girl. She'll lose all her nice ways and get rough ones- (My Antonia 99). The drive to succeed also showed up when she got jobs in town as a hired girl. Jim said, "I was thinking, as I watcher her, how little it mattered "about ... her teeth, for instance. I know so many women who have kept all the things that she had lost, but whose inner glow has faded. Whatever else was gone, Antonia had not lost the fire of life- (My Antonia 250). She worked very hard to please her bosses, and the bosses grew ...

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• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

... 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 ... have ended up like, had s...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In the novel My Antonia by Willa Cather, the symbolism illustrates strength of spirit. First, the symbolism represents the strength or spirit that one finds within oneself. Second, the symbolism illustrates the ... that one can find strength from within. The symbolism within the novel shows that one is able to draw strength from others. To illustrate, Jim Burden finds strength within Antonia's eyes. Jim says, "they were big and warm and full or light, like the sun shining on brown pools in the wood." Jim finds his spirit is stronger ... when he looks into Antonia's eyes that are so full of l...

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• Grade Level: High School

... memories about Antonia and these memories are the basis for the novel. "He went into the next room, sat down at my desk and wrote across the face of the port folio "Antonia."" He frowned at this moment, then prefixed another word, making it "My Antonia."" That seemed to satisfy him,""(2). By marking the portfolio "My Antonia- instead of "Antonia- Jim is ... exhibiting how much Antonia is a part of him. She is part of his ... book is sincere and heartfelt. Since the book was written with parallels to Cather's life the emotion that went into the book can be felt. The characters in My Ant...

• Word Count: 986
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School