as though Jim lost the world and does not care to return to it. At this point‚ the reader begins to pity Jim‚ wanting to comfort him while adding to the setting "in a little room‚ scarcely larger than the bed that held me‚ and the window-shade at my head was flapping softly in a warm wind‚" (Cather 14). Once awaken in his grandparents’
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My Antonia By Willa Cather Kajal Desai 2B APUSH March 3‚ 2016 My Antonia is a fictional story written by Willa Cather. The story starts off with Cather herself as the narrator‚ which then switches to another narrator to a man by the name of Jim Burden‚ who is a lawyer of the transcontinental railroads. The reason there is a switch up in the narrators is due to the fact that Cather wanted to write a memoir about a girl named Antonia‚ but she is not as familiar with Antonia as much
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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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My Antonia shows us that it takes time to really uncover everyones true person‚ and that a book’s cover rarely does the writing any justice. I also found that the Lone Plough represents a mistake that many of us often find ourselves making. But for myself‚ the biggest learning curve from this book would be that life can at times pass by slowly and seem boring and mundane‚ but before one knows it life changes‚ and one is left wondering‚ how the heck did I get here? Jim Burden’s life changes
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My understanding of feminism has increased greatly due to the material and discussions in this course. When this course first started I had a small general idea of what feminism was. I always assumed it had to deal with women’s rights and movement‚ mostly about the African-American movements. I had no idea that feminism tied into so many different subjects throughout history and even the present day. This course also had a broad overview with many different types of readings. The readings‚ along
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"My Antonia" Essay My Antonia‚ a realistic fiction novel written by Willa Cather‚ tells the story of a boy named Jim‚ who meets a young lady named Antonia Shimerda whom‚ though she had many trials‚ goes through life happy‚ and eventually becomes a successful mother. Antonia dealt with numerous hardships‚ as she was becoming an adult. She experienced a trip from Bohemia to America‚ the death of somebody close to her‚ was almost rapped‚ and many more destitutions. But‚ even though Antonia was
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Dark Overtones‚ and Their Contrasts in My Antonia In My Antonia by Willa Cather‚ there are many dark overtones that pervade the novel. It is through the use of symbolism and contrast these overtones are made real. The prairie is the predominant setting of the novel. It may be shaped‚ and it conforms to the desires of those working it. The prairie¹s loneliness‚ shown by the wide open spaces‚ is a brilliant way of revealing internal conflict by using a setting. Also‚ it brings out the characters
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My Antonia‚ written by Willa Cather‚ is a novel about the main character‚ Jim Burden’s‚ childhood in Nebraska and his relationship with his dear friend‚ Antonia Shimerda‚ who was a Bohemian immigrant. Their friendship was tested by the various events that occurred through their lives and the different paths their lives took them down. After so many years‚ Jim looked back on his childhood with Antonia and tried to remember everything they shared together. He had trouble remembering but recalled
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For example‚ Lena‚ a friend of Antonia‚ would have a different relationship with Antonia than her brother Ambrosch would. Both Lena and Ambrosch have a different relationship with Antonia than her childhood friend Jim whom she grew up with. Willa Cather included book three in her novel My Antonia because Antonia played such an important role in Jim’s childhood‚ and because book three shows us who Jim has become so we can better understand his relationship with Antonia. The people we spend a lot of
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My Response to Feminism In my opinion‚ I feel that feminism still has its place in today’s world. Although‚ some take it too far and are somewhat extreme. I feel that as the feminist movement has progressed‚ more women have risen to power acquiring the taste of equality‚ it seems it comes at a cost. We are humans and in order to continue living on our planet we need to reproduce‚ and I feel that women are the best at rising children; I was raised solely by a women. I feel that women are very
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