Honoring and celebrating the immigrant settlers of the American plains, Cather's novel also succeeds as one of the finest romantic stories written in the United States. The story is poetic and historical, semi--autobiographical and "of the earth." My Antonia fills you with a gale of inspiration and pride in the stuff of the American ---- and a woman's ---- soul. This concise supplement to Willa Cather's My Antonia helps students understand the overall structure of the novel, actions and motivations of the characters, and the social and cultural perspectives of the author.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Cliffs Notes .

There are 112 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2000 by John Wiley & Sons Inc .

About the Authors Susan Van Kirk holds a B. A. from Knox College and an M. Ed. from the University of Illinois. She has taught English for 30 years in Monmouth, Illinois. David Kubicek received an M. A. in English from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

This book has the following chapters: Life and Background of the Author; Introduction to the Novel; Critical Commentaries; Introduction; Book I: The Shimerdas: Chapters I IV; Book I: The Shimerdas: Chapters V VIII; Book I: The Shimerdas: Chapters IX XII; Book I: The Shimerdas: Chapter XIII; Book I: The Shimerdas: Chapters XIV XVI; Book I: The Shimerdas: Chapters XVII XVIII; Book I: The Shimerdas: Chapter XIX; Book II: The Hired Girls: Chapters I IV; Book II: The Hired Girls: Chapters V VII; Book II: The Hired Girls: Chapters VIII X; Book II: The Hired Girls: Chapters XI XV; Book III: Lena Lingard: Chapters I IV; Book IV: The Pioneer Woman's Story: Chapters I IV; Book V: Cuzak's Boys: Chapters I III; Character Analyses; Critical Essays; CliffsNotes Review; Index.