Antonia's mannish behavioral transition in Willa Cather's novel my Antonia
Other Title(s)
الانتقال السلوكي الرجولي لأنتونيا في رواية الكاتبة ويلا كاثر انتونيا خاصتي
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Source
Journal of the College of Education for Women
Issue
Vol. 30, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2019), pp.219-224, 6 p.
Publisher
University of Baghdad College of Education for Women
Publication Date
2019-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
6
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Abstract EN
This paper aims to study Antonia's character and her mannish behavioral transition throughout the novel entitled My Antonia.
Willa presents Antonia who shows her resolution and courage in facing and dealing with personal dilemmas and social circumstances.
Willa portrays Antonia, who struggles in the new society and culture by working hard in changing the salty land of Nebreska and her destiny .
Working in salty land day and night forces Antonia to lose her tender behavior and her beauty as a woman is changed too.
She achieves her goals to live with her family in a new place with a dignity and respect though she looks like a man in her strength and body built .
Willa Cather tries to explain that the major figure in her novel,Antonia, is characterized by strength, fortitude, and resolution.
She is able to face difficulties of life and never surrender to them.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Husayn, Hanan Abbas. 2019. Antonia's mannish behavioral transition in Willa Cather's novel my Antonia. Journal of the College of Education for Women،Vol. 30, no. 2, pp.219-224.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-888601
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Husayn, Hanan Abbas. Antonia's mannish behavioral transition in Willa Cather's novel my Antonia. Journal of the College of Education for Women Vol. 30, no. 2 (Jun. 2019), pp.219-224.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-888601
American Medical Association (AMA)
Husayn, Hanan Abbas. Antonia's mannish behavioral transition in Willa Cather's novel my Antonia. Journal of the College of Education for Women. 2019. Vol. 30, no. 2, pp.219-224.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-888601
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 224
Record ID
BIM-888601