My Antonia
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Book 1, Chapter 15
Book 1, Chapter 16
Book 1, Chapter 17
Book 1, Chapter 18
Book 1, Chapter 19
Book 2, Chapter 1
Book 2, Chapter 2
Book 2, Chapter 3
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Book 2, Chapter 5
Book 2, Chapter 6
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Book 2, Chapter 8
Book 2, Chapter 9
Book 2, Chapter 10
Book 2, Chapter 11
Book 2, Chapter 12
Book 2, Chapter 13
Book 2, Chapter 14
Book 2, Chapter 15
Book 3, Chapter 1
Book 3, Chapter 2
Book 3, Chapter 3
Book 3, Chapter 4
Book 4, Chapter 1
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Book 4, Chapter 3
Book 4, Chapter 4
Book 5, Chapter 1
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The Immigrant Experience
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Introduction
Book 1, Chapter 1
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Book 1, Chapter 3
Book 1, Chapter 4
Book 1, Chapter 5
Book 1, Chapter 6
Book 1, Chapter 7
Book 1, Chapter 8
Book 1, Chapter 9
Book 1, Chapter 10
Book 1, Chapter 11
Book 1, Chapter 12
Book 1, Chapter 13
Book 1, Chapter 14
Book 1, Chapter 15
Book 1, Chapter 16
Book 1, Chapter 17
Book 1, Chapter 18
Book 1, Chapter 19
Book 2, Chapter 1
Book 2, Chapter 2
Book 2, Chapter 3
Book 2, Chapter 4
Book 2, Chapter 5
Book 2, Chapter 6
Book 2, Chapter 7
Book 2, Chapter 8
Book 2, Chapter 9
Book 2, Chapter 10
Book 2, Chapter 11
Book 2, Chapter 12
Book 2, Chapter 13
Book 2, Chapter 14
Book 2, Chapter 15
Book 3, Chapter 1
Book 3, Chapter 2
Book 3, Chapter 3
Book 3, Chapter 4
Book 4, Chapter 1
Book 4, Chapter 2
Book 4, Chapter 3
Book 4, Chapter 4
Book 5, Chapter 1
Book 5, Chapter 2
Book 5, Chapter 3
Themes
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The Immigrant Experience
Friendship
The Prairie
The Past
Innocence and Maturity
Gender
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Jim Burden
Ántonia Shimerda
Lena Lingard
Emmaline Burden -
Otto Fuchs
Mr. Shimerda
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The Prairie
Mr. Shimerda's Grave
The Plough
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Foil
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Frame Story
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Metaphors
Mood
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Personification
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