My Antonia - Antonia's Effect on Jim

"My Antonia" by Willa Carther is centered around one character, Antonia Shimerda, and her life as a member of a pioneering family. She faces many hardships throughout her life but her experiences help to make her into a stronger person. As a child Antonia moved her homeland, Bohemia, to the plains of Nebraska. She not only left her country and culture behind but also moved to a country where she didn't understand the language. Through …

…the world of commerce he returns to find that Antonia has had a child out of wedlock and is the mother of a brood of children resembling her own brothers and sisters. She still carried herself with dignity even though people had lost respect for her. She was still loyal,hard working, and dignified. Throughout everything that happened in her life she was back where she begun and still happy with herself and her family.