My Antonia: Book 2 Chapter 6 Discussion -

By Superuser

Okay, wow—this is probably the last time I’m posting the discussion prompts for 2023. Thanks to everyone who jumped in and kept the convo going, even when it wandered a bit. Also, I love how winter’s back and Jim starts getting all poetic again (it feels like time just won’t stop moving, right?). Do you have a favorite season, and what’s your favorite part of it? And it seems like Jim’s really enjoying time with the Harlings, even with Mr. Harling being so stern. Antonia looks genuinely happy too—am I the only one not really surprised she’s not missing the farm life or the whole physical side of it? I’m curious what everyone thinks about Antonia’s story overall. I didn’t expect Mrs. Harling to be so kind of… calm? blasé? about a man’s suicide. That part feels really off to me, and I can’t decide what to make of it. Then Jim says Antonia and Mrs. Harling are very much alike, and he ends it with that line about not being able to imagine Ántonia living anywhere else in Black Hawk. Did anyone else get stuck on what he actually meant by that comparison and the last remark? Anyway, I’m done for the year, but I’m really looking forward to seeing what everyone brings up.