One of the most interesting characters in the book My Antonia by Willa Cather is Mr. Shimerda. Although he may not have as significant a role in the story as Jim Burden or the story’s namesake Antonia, he provides us with a point of view from another stranger who is struggling to fit in in a new place. Mr. Shimerda shows us that his main concern is that his family’s overall well being. …showed first 75 words of 481 total…

…showed last 75 words of 481 total…of it in the story it was probably not suitable living conditions for a family. Mr. Shimerda was not a farmer, nor could he take the pressures of living in an agricultural setting; As a result of all of these events Mr. Shimerda decided to take his own life instead of living like a beggar. WORKS CITED Cather, Willa “ My Antonia” The Norton Anthology of American Literature 5th ED. New York :WW Norton & Company 1998. 949 - 1083