In the novel My Antonia by Willa Cather, the symbolism illustrates strength of spirit. ... For example, the character Lena Lingard can be viewed as a symbol of strength from within. ... To illustrate, Jim Burden finds strength within Antonia's eyes. ... Another example is found through the character of Antonia. ... The symbolism in the novel My Antonia illustrates strength of spirit that one is able to find from within oneself, through others, and through one's connection with the land. ...

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The Novel My Antonia, is a story of a young Bohemain immigrant girl, Antonia Shimerda, on the central plains in Black Hawk, Nebraska. ... This is where he meets Antonia. ... Through Antonia Shimerda, and other characters throughout the novel, My Antonia, including Lea Lingard, Jim's Grandparents and Mrs. ... Lena Lingard, a country girl about Jim's age, becomes a very important symbol throughout the book. ... Josiah and Emmaline Burden, Jim's grandparents are key characters in the novel, My Antonia. ...

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My Antonia, a novel written by Willa Cather, is about the historical period during which the American Frontier closed. ... My Antonia explores the lives of immigrants on the United States frontier in the second half of the nineteenth century. ... His last words were, "Te-e-ach, te-e-ach my Antonia"(Cather). ... In the beginning of the novel, they decide to name it My Antonia instead of just Antonia. ... This prefix informs the reader that the novel is not just about Antonia, but also about Antonia's life and as a symbol. ...

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It is with this type of reading perhaps that a lesbian narrative space is created by Cather in "My Antonia." ... Shimerda, who could say so little, yet managed to say so much when he exclaimed, "My Antonia!." ... Jim's character perhaps opens up a territory of a possible lesbian narrative space in "My Antonia," because of his feminine nature and idealistic view of Antonia. ... Widow Steavens affirms this opposition in her account of Antonia's unfortunate circumstances, "My Antonia, that had so much good in her, had come home disgraced. ... Antonia therefore, is given a higher...

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