When thinking of how Jim defines happiness‚ I think that Antonia would disagree with this quote‚”…to be dissolved into something complete and great‚ When it comes to one‚ it comes as naturally as sleep.” Throughout the book Antonia is ready to do everything right then at that time‚ and she doesn’t have the patience to wait on the good things to happen. Antonia is always ready to work and learn something new‚ but she lacks the patience to learn and to make sure she does it the right way. What Jim
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Economic historical context of women in “My Antonia” Women in the late 1800s began a transformation that would remain as a lasting phenomenon. During this time period‚ the US witnessed the creation of the “new woman.” From Antonia who is a farm laborer to Tiny who owns and manages her own business‚ the “new woman” is portrayed extensively in Cather’s “My Antonia.” The goal of this paper is to analyze the “new woman” from an economic perspective by creating a historical context. Although the scope
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My Ántonia: Living forces Anne Bradstreet once wrote‚ – “If we had no winter‚ the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity‚ prosperity would not be so welcome.” Have your emotions been affected by the changing seasons? Have you reacted according to the weather conditions? Sometimes‚ the surroundings have a stronger effect than what people may think. They affect human beings’ behaviors and actions in such a way that most of what people do and feel goes accordingly
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Religious Differences in My Antonia During the nineteenth century many Bohemian immigrants left their homelands in search of a sustainable life‚ and to be able to survive with their families. The Catholics and the Protestants/ Lutherans showed many differences between the two religions‚ and this caused many issues in many communities. At this time in the nineteenth century the Protestants/ Lutherans made up the majority of the citizens in the United States‚ which proved to cause religious differences
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Antonia Ladleif is my mother’s father’s mother‚ or my great-grandmother. She was born on March 12‚ 1928 in Warburg‚ Germany; however now at the age of 88 she has moved to the town of Darmstadt‚ Germany. Growing up she lived on the outskirts of the main city‚ in a two story farm house with a small amount of land‚ on which her family raised sparse number pigs and chickens. In the house she lived with her father‚ Anton Otto; mother‚ Else Otto; an older sister‚ Hedwig Otto; and a nanny‚ "Tante Cohn"
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Kathleen Norris is correct when she says that "in many ways the world of My Ántonia is still with us‚ a neglected but significant part of America‚” because we still have people coming into our country hoping to fulfill the American dream and having the country fall short of their expectations. The first similarity that strikes me between the world of My Ántonia and our modern day world is before Jim even meets Antonia he is talking with a local boy about his new neighbors‚ the Shimerdas‚ and the
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Supa 102 My Antonia Discussion Questions 1. Make connections from the book to show how the immigrants who came to America in the late 1800’s tried to keep some of their "homeland" traditions alive in their new environment. Describe‚ at least 3 different examples of this. One way how the immigrants who came to America tried to keep their "homeland" traditions is when Jim and Antonia wanted to go see the new Russian’s who had lived in their town
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Jim and Antonia are both extremely different characters from the beginning to the end of the book. Antonia at the beginning was a young girl filled with dreams‚ ambition‚ and having big plans for the future. She starts learning the language‚ going to a good school‚ however‚ when her father dies this is put on hold. She just would not imagine for how long. After this happens she needed to help her family. She did just this and then fell head over heals with a man who would not lead her to her best
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The Burdens lose Jake and Otto to the west in the beginning‚ and soon after the Burdens move into town‚ Antonia becomes a servant for one of the neighbors. However‚ her servitude for the Harling family is short lived‚ and she soon quits and works for another family. She quit because the Harling family was disapproving of her social habits‚ especially that of going to dances. Although Antonia wanted to help support her family‚ her willingness to quit a job that tries to stifle her social suggests
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the Wingfield family who live in St. Louis. Another work of literature‚ My Ántonia by Willa Cather‚ was published in 1918. It focuses on two families‚ the Burdens and the Shimerdas‚ who live on the Nebraskan prairie. In these two works of literature‚ Tom Wingfield and Mr. Shimerda sacrifice their happiness for their families but‚ eventually cannot handle their own unhappiness and they abandon their families. In My Ántonia‚ Mr. Shimerda gives up his happiness and his
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