My Ántonia by Willa Cather (1918)

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My Ántonia is an American classical novel, written by Willa Cather and published in 1918. Willa Cather is an American writer famous for her books on life at the frontier, she won the Pulitzer Prize of literature. My Ántonia tells the story of Jim Burden, an orphan boy, who will later meet Ántonia Shimerda, the eldest daughter of a peculiar family.

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My Ántonia is a novel that emerges from the prairies of Black Hawk, Nebraska. It tells the story of Ántonia Shimerda; a bohemian immigrant, through the eyes of Jim Burden, her neighbor. Jim becomes Ántonia’s friend as well as her English teacher and a witness to her remarkable story. Willa Cather uses her charming art of writing to walk us through the delicate life of Ántonia. Her story begins as a farm girl who devotes herself to the fields of waving grass and tall corn upon her father’s death. Until one day, she is invited to become a housekeeper for the Harlings downtown. As the hardworking girl she is, she manages to gain herself an honorable reputation. A few years later, an incident with the Cutters disturbs her peaceful life in town and leads to her return to the farm where she eventually finds serenity and the life she always wanted.

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