Deceased American author, Willa Cather, expressed in My Ántonia, “ More than any other person we remembered, this girl seemed to mean to us the country, the conditions, the whole adventure of our childhood.” The tale of My Ántonia revolves around Jim Burden and his childhood in Nebraska, where he meets a friend named Ántonia Shimerda whose family comes from Bohemia. The storyline of My Ántonia, although interesting in some parts, was difficult for me to become engulfed in. A result of this meant that often I was working to persuade myself just to get through another few pages. However, for those absorbed in mid western stories, My Ántonia would be an exceptional read. All in all, My Ántonia, though an engaging book to most, left me disinterested