mt antonia

One of the most interesting characters in the book My Antonia by Willa Cather is Mr. Shimerda. Although he may not have as significant a role in the story as Jim Burden or the story’s namesake Antonia, he provides us with a point of view from another stranger who is struggling to fit in in a new place. Mr. Shimerda shows us that his main concern is that his family’s overall well being. …

…of it in the story it was probably not suitable living conditions for a family. Mr. Shimerda was not a farmer, nor could he take the pressures of living in an agricultural setting; As a result of all of these events Mr. Shimerda decided to take his own life instead of living like a beggar. WORKS CITED Cather, Willa “ My Antonia” The Norton Anthology of American Literature 5th ED. New York :WW Norton & Company 1998. 949 - 1083