Mrs. Shimerda usually seems disagreeable. She won't make the final payments on a cow they bought. She almost seems jealous of her neighbors. She had actually picked up Mrs. Burdens iron pot and com

Mr. Shimerda on the other hand is not as jealous of the Burdens as his wife. He sees the Burdens as a kind family, willing to help his daughter Antonia learn to speak English. He suffers greatly due to these terrible conditions, and misses his homeland. Mr. Shimerda is embarrassed by his present living conditions is Nebraska. He had explained at one point to the Burdens, after his wife had made a fool of both herself and her family, that they were not always beggars. He had always made good wages and was a respected man in the old country. They had left Bohemia with more than three thousand dollars, and by the time they had settled in Nebraska, they had very little money left. Mr. Shimerda had a very difficult time in the New World, and one night shot himself wit

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Approximate Word count = 521
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)