Realists always fall in love with the ones they grow up with." (Robert Frost). Then they get married and live a happy life with each other. That is how the story is supposed to go, right? Well, in Willa Cather's novel My Antonia, she puts a different spin on this fairy tale story. Despite their childlike affection for each other, Jim and Antonia, the main characters in the novel, cannot marry due to life's circumstances.
The young pair's different aspirations for life create an obstacle for their getting married. Jim's strong desire to do well
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