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My Antonia
The third book of the trilogy written in 1918 by Willa Cather, My Antonia follows several families in their immigration to Nebraska. The novel is divided into five books which is narrated by Jim Burden. Questions about the book and it's characters are discussed in this category.
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In My Ántonia who suggests that the Widow Steavens harm Ántonia's baby?
Mr. Shimerda, Ántonia's father, suggests that Widow Steavens may harm Ántonia's baby because he believes she is jealous of Ántonia and wants to ensure her own children inherit the land.
The use of two narrators in My Ántonia allows for a complex and multi-dimensional exploration of the characters and themes in the novel. By beginning the story at the end, Cather sets a reflective and nostalgic tone, highlighting the impact of memory and time on the characters' lives. These techniques are indicative of the novel's modernist approach to storytelling, as it engages with the complexities of human experience and memory in a fragmented and nonlinear way.
How does Ántonia's father die?
Supposedly suicide but in the novel Jake seems to think that Krajiek could have possibly killed him
Why does victor decide to listen to the creatures story?
Frankenstein decides to tell Walton his story because he sees that Walton is headed on the same path of destruction and torment that he had taken.
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Peter entertains Antonia and Jim by playing his what?
Peter entertains Antonia and Jim by playing his harmonica.
What languages do the immigrants in My Ántonia speak?
They speak Bohemian and a smattering of broken English.
In My Antonia who does Wick Cutter murder?
Wick Cutter murders Mr. Shimerda, the father of Antonia's best friend Jim, leaving the family devastated and leading to significant repercussions in the community. Wick Cutter is portrayed as a morally corrupt and unscrupulous character throughout the novel.
What aspect of its historical context does My Antonia focus on?
The lives of homesteaders and immigrants
The relationship between the shimerda family and the burden household is that the burden's helped the shimerda's early off and taught Antonia English.
What does Jim think of Ántonia and Mrs Harling in My Ántonia?
Jim admires Ántonia for her strength, resilience, and connection to the land. He respects Mrs. Harling for her kindness, grace, and strong maternal instincts.
Ántonia's husband Anton Jelinek is?
Anton Jelinek is Bohemian. Antonia's husband is actually Anton Cuzak, also a Bohemian and a relative of Anton Jelinek. He moves to Black Hawk after a series of misfortunes to recover himself with his relative Jelinek, and he meets Antonia there and falls in love with her. They were married straight away.
