Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Book 4-5 Summarizer

Book 4:
                 In the novel, My Antonia, by Willa Cather the protagonist Jim burden discovers that his friends have gone separate ways such as: Lena opening a dressmaking shop in San Francisco, Tiny ends up in Alaska where she becomes wealthy, and Antonia was not doing so well as the others because Donovan, her partner, deceived her, leaving her pregnant and unmarried.Told in first person point-of-view, the author supports her theme by describing the setting of the Black Hills, establishing the major conflict of why everyone was referring to Antonia as poor Antonia, and incorporating the literary devices of imagery,symbolism, and allegories. Cather's purpose is to reveal that Jim still searches for Antonia in order to represent that one should still looks for their friend in need despite of their history. She creates a mood of peaceful and romantic for an audience of  reader whom enjoy love stories.

Book 5:
                In the novel, My Antonia, by Willa Cather the protagonist Jim burden discovers that Antonia life has improved than it was before. Told in first person point of view the author supports her theme by describing the setting of the Cuzak farm, establishing the life of Antonia along with her husband and children, and incorporating the literary devices of imagery,symbolism, and allegories. Cather's purpose is to demonstrate that Jim finds the key to a future with his childhood friend in the richness of what they hold in common in order to clear out that when Jim rediscovering Ántonia, he has also rediscovered the past, he knows it is gone forever. She creates a mood of  relieved for an audience of readers whom enjoy love stories

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