Ántonia Shimerda
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Ántonia Shimerda is the resilient Bohemian immigrant girl at the heart of Willa Cather’s novel "My Ántonia," symbolizing the strength and spirit of pioneer life on the American frontier.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bohemian immigrant
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ immigrant ⓘ literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | My Ántonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Great Plains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pioneer farming ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
hardworking
ⓘ
loyal ⓘ optimistic ⓘ resilient ⓘ |
| closeFriend | Jim Burden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Willa Cather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigratesTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bohemian ⓘ |
| familyName | Shimerda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | My Ántonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearsIn |
American novel
ⓘ
pioneer literature ⓘ regionalist fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Ántonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Ambrosch Shimerda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marek Shimerda NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Shimerda NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Shimerda NERFINISHED ⓘ Yulka Shimerda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Czech
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| literaryRole | title character ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Jim Burden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Austro-Hungarian ⓘ |
| occupation |
farm worker
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hired girl ⓘ mother ⓘ |
| residesIn | Black Hawk, Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settlesIn | Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
pioneer spirit
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resilience ⓘ the strength of immigrant women ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
female strength
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frontier life ⓘ immigration ⓘ memory and nostalgia ⓘ |
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