This complete study edition of Willa Cather's My Ántonia includes illustrations of nineteenth-century prairie life, historical information, questions, writing ideas, and projects to help students delve into this novel of friendship, memory, and change. Related readings by Willa Cather, Naomi Shihab Nye, Walt Whitman, and others illustrate and expand on themes from the novel.

Reading Level: High School (moderate)

My Antonia by Willa Cather

This great American novel tells the story of several immigrant families who move to rural Nebraska.The story has many elements but clearly documents the struggles of the hard-working immigrants in the prairies, and does a particularly fine job covering the hardships that women faced in that difficult environment. My Antonia also provides Cather with a platform to make some comments on women's rights while weaving a story where romantic interests are ultimately bandied about by the uncontrolled changes that occur in people's lives.