My Ántonia gives readers the opportunity to reflect on values that cannot be easily measured, yet are essential to a life well lived.Here he discovers a prevailing attitude about immigrants, “All foreigners were ignorant people who couldn’t speak English.” Instead of seeing the immigrant “hired girls” as inferior, Jim sees them as far superior to the other young people of Black Hawk. In Book II, Jim moves from the country into the town of Black Hawk.In your opinion, what brings greatest happiness to Ántonia and Jim at different times in their lives? The novel creates sharp contrasts between moments of great happiness and moments of deep sadness, grief and loss.In your own words, explain how and why this influence is so powerful for each of them. Find the passages that illustrate this influence. Shimerda, has a profound and lasting influence upon both Ántonia and Jim.
Why do you think Willa Cather chose to open the novel with the simultaneous arrival of Jim and the Shimerda family in Nebraska?.
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