Ambrosch Shimerda
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Ambrosch Shimerda is a hardworking but often harsh and self-interested Bohemian immigrant farmer in Willa Cather’s novel "My Ántonia," known as Ántonia’s older brother.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bohemian immigrant
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farmer ⓘ fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | My Ántonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
hardworking
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harsh ⓘ practical ⓘ self-interested ⓘ |
| childOf |
Mr. Shimerda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mrs. Shimerda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Bohemia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Willa Cather NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Bohemian ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | My Ántonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | My Ántonia (1918) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| language | Czech ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | early 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| livesWith | Shimerda family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| migratesTo | Nebraska NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
contrasts with Ántonia’s generosity and warmth
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represents challenges of immigrant farm life ⓘ |
| nationalityInNarrative | immigrant to the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
ⓘ
hired hand ⓘ |
| relationshipToÁntonia | older brother ⓘ |
| roleInFamily |
eldest son
ⓘ
head of household after father’s death ⓘ |
| sibling |
Marek Shimerda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yulka Shimerda NERFINISHED ⓘ Ántonia Shimerda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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