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My Antonia
Title: My Antonia
Category: Literature / Novels
Details: Words: 402 | Pages: 1.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
My Antonia
"My Antonia," by Willa Cather has many symbols through out the novel. Symbolism
reflects her own views as a child through her life. Some of these symbols are Jim's
grandomother's garden and snake-killing incident.
Jim's grandomother's garden made him fell as a part of nature, as human beings
originally were in the Garden of Eden. When he came to the garden he would also
wonder if people felt like this when they died and became …showed first 75 words of 402 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 402 total…pick up masculine traits
that overshadow her feminity. Antonia would always work hard in the fields and people
knew she was a hard worker. This symbol of work showes how she does not give up even
though she is a girl.
Through out the novel symbolism is often used in every chapter. Willa Cather
often used symbolism portaining to Jim and Antonia. Willa Cather thought that using
symbolism would bring more meaning to the novel.
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