My Antonia
Book Four: Chapter 2
Who isthe pioneer woman?
Who isthe pioneer woman?
Ántonia is the "pioneer woman" of this section because she brings new life and the Music into the land. Like the land, she is fertile, strong, and resilient. In essence, she is an earth mother, as the last section of the novel makes clear.
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