My Antonia

ClassicNote on My Antonia Book III Lena Lingard Chapter I Summary: At the University in Lincoln, Jim meets Gaston Cleric, who is his mentor in the Latin Department and who arrived at the same time he did. Jim stays in Lincoln during the summer studying Greek, and he spends a lot of time socializing with Gaston, who helps effect his mental awakening. During that time, the University is still very new, and it is full …

…follow individual paths to success. While Cather seems to suggest that marriage should be a matter of individual choice, she does not necessarily assert that remaining single is the better option. In the sections of the novel that follow, we will see how Ántonia's marriage prevented her from achieving financial success in life, but Cather suggests that motherhood and childbearing has its distinct advantages and rewards also. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** ijdhasiudfjsadf;jfh;dskf kdfshj 'if'psdifjds'afjdsofjdf'dksjfdkls'fjpodspfj 'sof