My Antonia

Willa Cather

• Born: December 1873 in Virgina
• Died: April 24, 1947 in New York City

Characters

• Jimmy
• Antonia

Jimmy

• Brave
• Killed a deadly snake to protect Antonia

Antonia

• Independant
• When her father died she supported her family

Summary

• Jimmy has lived with family members ever since his parents died.
• One day he moves from Virginia to Nebraska to live with his grandparents.
• There he meets a foreign family who has a daughter named Antonia, who he becomes close friends with.

Setting

• Nebraska
• Black Hawk

Themes

• Love
• Friendship

Love

• Jimmy love his family and friends

Friendship

• Jimmy is a close friend of Antonia ever since he moved in with his grandparents.

Sources

• Cather, Willa. My Ántonia. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1954. Print.

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