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¶ … Antonia, the main character of the novel My Antonia.
My Antonia One of the examples is the willingness to sacrifice her dreams and to drop the idea of going to school after the death of her father. She gave up on her goals and accepted the bitter reality of life and learned to move on in order to keep her values intact and for the welfare of her family as well as the harmony of the land. She accepted the hard work in the fields and dealt with the hardships and became the embodiment of family bond, hard work, integrity and the love of plains. Antonia accepted her fate whole-heartedly and became "too proud of her own strength" (Book 1, Chapter 17, pg. 80). Even though working in the fields required great strength and energy and brought about the fact that Antonia could no longer fulfill the dream of being educated at school, she happily announced to her friend Jim that "I can work like mans now...I can work as much as Ambrosch. School is all right for little boys. I can help make this land one good farm" (Book 1, Chapter 17, pg. 81).…
The magnum opus, My Antonia is a well-composed masterpiece by the eminent author Willa Cather who is well-known for her scholarly depiction of life in the frontiers (Back cover). The distinguished novelist in her masterwork My Antonia has portrayed the strong personality as well as the persisting qualities of a young Bohemian girl named Antonia who migrated from United States to settle down in Nebraska.
This marvelous account addressing various issues has been narrated by one of the characters named Jim Burden who is portrayed as the childhood playmate of the protagonist of the novel named Antonia. According to Jim Burden, Antonia was the eldest daughter of the Shimerda's and a healthy as well as a happy girl with the most beautiful eyes that were "big and warm and full of light, like the sun shining on brown pools in the wood" (Book 1, Chapter 3, pg. 17). The Shimerda's were the Burden's neighbors, as a result, Jim and Antonia came to know each other and eventually became childhood friends and they remained friends for the rest of their lives. According to Jim, Antonia radiated happiness and portrayed a healthy and a flourishing picture of the plains and the people of Nebraska even though the plains were like a piece of barren land. She always brought out and admired the hidden qualities of others around. She was a cheerful, sympathetic and a loving person who was not only concerned and cared for the inconsiderate members of her family but also showed sorrow for the dying insects.
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Cather W. My Antonia Mariner Books Publishers, September 1995 ISBN: 039575514X 244 pages
Thus, while one character had a targetable aim, the other, Antonia, had a symbolic purpose for Jim's life. Antonia's role in the novel goes beyond that of encompassing the pure nature of childhood. It represents a clear window of strong powerful women. Better said, "This extremely influential character represents a positive compromise with feminist ideals. She is independent and strong while still living as a wife and mother" (Giglio, 2006).
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