Topics for Further Study
Investigate the religious, social, and national backgrounds of the various waves of European immigrants to the Great Plains and examine how these factors influenced their integration into "American" society.
Analyze the relationship between shifting economic conditions and the evolving American perspective on immigration.
Reflect on whether Mrs. Shimerda's greed and false pride stem from her psychological nature or the circumstances she faces.
Contemplate why Willa Cather selected a male narrator and why female characters dominate the novel.
Compare Willa Cather's writing style with that of Herman Melville, Ernest Hemingway, or Virginia Woolf.
Develop two distinct interpretations of My Ántonia: one focusing on Jim Burden as the central figure and the other centering on Ántonia Shimerda.
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