She knows she will never forget all that he has taught her about him and the traditions of their native Bohemia. Antonia's greatest loss is the death of her father, Mr. She knows what she wants in life and is determined to reach her goals of success. She is trusting and fiercely loyal to her family and friends. Despite the many hardships she must face, Antonia remains dedicated to her family and to improving their life. The novel begins with Jim's story of his adolescence.Īntonia Shimerda: The immigrant Bohemian girl who comes to America with her family.
Jim ends up in a loveless, passionless marriage with no children and a job in law. Antonia lives a happy life with a large brood of ten or eleven children, a loving husband, and a large farm. Twenty years pass before Jim visits her again. He pays her a long-overdue visit and they reminisce about their childhood days together. Initially, he is disappointed in her for getting jilted by her fiance and having her baby out of wedlock. Jim returns one summer and hears news of Antonia. Jim starts a relationship with Lena (another girl from his childhood) in Lincoln, but leaves for Boston to pursue his studies at Harvard, knowing that Lena distracts him from his academic life. After Jim leaves Black Hawk to attend college in Lincoln, and later Boston, he loses contact with Antonia.
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