Mrs. Harling

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Mrs. Harling is a strong-willed, warm-hearted matron in Willa Cather’s "My Ántonia" who provides Ántonia with a lively, nurturing home in town.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
literary character
supporting character
appearsIn My Ántonia NERFINISHED
appearsInPart Book II of My Ántonia NERFINISHED
associatedTheme community in small-town America
domesticity
female friendship
immigrant integration
attitudeTowardÁntonia affectionate
protective
characterTrait energetic
maternal
practical
protective
strong-willed
warm-hearted
conflictWith Ántonia’s decision to work for the Cutters
createdBy Willa Cather NERFINISHED
familyName Harling NERFINISHED
firstPublicationContext My Ántonia (1918) NERFINISHED
gender female
hasChild Charley Harling NERFINISHED
Frances Harling NERFINISHED
Julia Harling NERFINISHED
Sally Harling NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod American realism NERFINISHED
manages Harling household
marriedTo Mr. Harling NERFINISHED
moralStance disapproves of Ántonia working for Wick Cutter
narratedBy Jim Burden NERFINISHED
nationalityInFiction American
occupation housewife
providesEnvironment lively home for Ántonia
nurturing home for Ántonia
providesHomeFor Ántonia Shimerda NERFINISHED
relationshipToÁntonia employer
surrogate mother
roleInWork matron
settingOfResidence Black Hawk, Nebraska NERFINISHED
socialClass middle class
symbolizes domestic warmth in town life
stability

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My Ántonia character Mrs. Harling