My Antonia
What are the consequences of Ántonia’s “success” at the dancing tent?
Book 2 the hired girls Chapter 10
Book 2 the hired girls Chapter 10
Antonia is seen as a loose foreign woman: promiscuous and unrefined.
Ántonia’s success at the tent had its consequences. The iceman lingered too long now, when he came into the covered porch to fill the refrigerator. The delivery boys hung about the kitchen when they brought the groceries. Young farmers who were in town for Saturday came tramping through the yard to the back door to engage dances, or to invite Tony to parties and picnics.