Mr. Shimeda Character Analysis

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This passage, similar to the previous one, employs diction to help embellish the character profile of Ántonia. As it has become evident in the previous pages, Ántonia and her father share a deep, intangible, and intimate relationship. Compared to the perfidious and stern character of Mrs. Shimeda, Mr. Shimerda evokes characteristics of compassion and sensibility. In this section of the novel, sadly, Mr. Shimerda has passed away leaving his family behind in the harsh and tiring conditions of the prairies. In this passage, Mrs. Burden is talking to the family about the death and the ramifications it could inflict on the Shimerdas. Using words and phrases such as, “poor little girls” (67) or “he’s left her alone in a hard world” (67), help to

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