Cover of book

Anyone who has the same book I have--the one the college provided--can you tell why the cover illustration IRRITATES me???????

Pronunciation??

I think I have been pronouncing Antonia incorrectly for over twenty years.  Looking at the info in the book, how do you think it is pronounced???  We'll discuss this in class tonight :-)

Antonia 18

rAt the end of the novel, Jim talks about “what a little circle man’s experience is.” Describe how Cather brings the novel full circle to demonstrate this idea. Compare 

the details of the landscape and the characters of the last books with details and characters 

of the first book.

antonia 17

In your opinion, why did Jim and Ántonia never marry? Do you believe this would have 

been a logical path for their relationship? Why or why not?

antonia 16

When Jim sees Ántonia for the first time after so many years, he describes her as 

“battered but not diminished.” What does he mean? How does her appearance reflect 

her character and her life?

antonia 15

Describe Ántonia’s life with her family at the end of the novel. How does her family life 

affect Jim? 

Antonia 14

Describe Ántonia’s life with her family at the end of the novel. How does her family life 

affect Jim?