Lesson 1: My Ántonia—Book I
Overview
In Book I, Chapters X through XIX of My Ántonia, you’ll more clearly see the hardships that immigrant families endured in order to survive the harsh Nebraska winters. You’ll witness desperation compounded by suicide, and you’ll experience a family’s resolve to survive no matter what the cost.

Barn and windmill on the prairie
(Creative Commons – Shane Callicutt)
(Creative Commons – Shane Callicutt)