Antonia is admired by the author because of her favorable characters. These characters include her inability to give up‚ she is a good-spirited lady and she is full of vigor. In these regards‚ there are several ways in which she is portrayed positively by the narrator. First‚ she is willing and ready to take care of her child even after Jim left her. This shows that she does not depend on anybody and it also shows that she is responsible. She knows that the child was due to attempted rape yet her
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The American West Three Beneficial Facts About the Frontier From My Antonia Westward Expansion was still a new concept for many Americans during the time of Willa Cather’s novel‚ My Antonia‚ but there had been a lot of progress as well. According to Westward Expansion: A History of the American Frontier‚ although the Westward Expansion began in 1803‚ it didn’t make its way into Nebraska until around 1867. (Billington) My Antonia was set in the 1880s‚ around ten to fifteen years after the first settlers
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that takes him from one US state to another. During this quest‚ he travels to Wilhemina‚ Georgia and befriends a group of African-American Christians including Mama Jenny and her son‚ Joel. They lived in a rural community with a country/farm-like setting. The town‚ according to Rizvan‚ has 204 people and 754 cows. They had a small church where Rizvan shared his story
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Antonia Novello is a very important person in medical history. She was born Antonia Coello on August 23‚ 1944 in a Puerto Rican town. Antonia had a mother who was a teacher that later became a principal at Yabuca high school. Her father passed away when she was only eight years old. Antonia was born with a chronic illness of the colon which caused her much pain including not being able to have children later in life. All of these sufferings inspired her to serve others‚ especially children. As an
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This quote uses metaphor to further the understanding of Antonia’s character and her portrayal in the novel. Jim Burden in this passage is contemptibly looking back on the awe that Antonia once made him feel throughout their childhood. This serves to exasperate Antonia’s representation as a loving mother figure. We see how she takes care of her children and how her loving nature has manifested itself into sons who‚ “stood tall and straight”. She truly is a source of compassion which people draw
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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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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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My Healthy and Safe Home Setting As a Registered Childminder‚ I have a responsibility to ensure the health and safety of all children placed in my care. There are many different factors to consider when maintaining a safe and healthy home‚ and I have identified the following as the key components: Environment- Home and Garden Equipment and Resources Fire Safety Storage and Handling of chemicals‚ medicines and first aid items COSHH General Hygiene Personal Hygiene Animal Safety and Hygiene
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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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