Traits of feminist masculinity have never been so exemplified in women as they are in Willa Cather's masterpiece, "My Antonia". ... A rather sad example of this is when Jim kisses Antonia. ... was Antonia's response to Jim's futile efforts at romance. ... Descriptions of Antonia such as "She would toss her head and ask me to feel the muscles swell in her brown arm," and "Antonia ate so noisily.. like a man." are rampant throughout the book. ... The book, "My Antonia" is a deviant look on pioneer country life as much as it is a clever indoctrination tool for the women's ...

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• Grade Level: High School

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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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Willa Cather gave the women of My Antonia untraditional roles. ... Throughout My Antonia, much of what we find out about the grandmother is evident in her kitchen. ... When in the field, Antonia takes on the form of "Mother Earth". ... Antonia justifies over and over the illegitimacy of her children. ... Although the women of My Antonia did foll...

• Word Count: 2199
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• Grade Level: High School