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Date Posted: 08:51:51 12/21/01 Fri
Author: Tasha
Subject: Re: My Antonia: How did Antonia get so close to the family?
In reply to: Amanda Finegan 's message, "My Antonia: How did Antonia get so close to the family?" on 06:03:22 12/17/01 Mon

>I know that Antonia was helped by the family. Food,
>teaching them English, and helping them with their
>crops were some of the ways they helped, but what
>other reasons would account for the emotional ties?


Antonia was so close to them because Jim and his family were the first and probably the only ones to welcome them and help them when they first moved in. I think Antonia also "sensed" that Jim and his family weren't the type to say hi and then go and talk about them behind their backs.
Tasha

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