![]() ![]() For most of the novel we're not even sure if Jim's feelings for Ántonia are anything other than platonic (see "Characters" for more). There's no actual physical anything between the hero and his love (Ántonia). ![]() ![]() If you want to think of the novel as a story of romance, you're going to have to admit that it's a non-traditional romance at best. In other words, the novel covers those vital, growing-up years, and focuses on such issues as burgeoning sexuality, gender roles, and social politics. Jim starts the story as a ten-year-old and we follow him through puberty to the ripe old age of 22-ish before we jump to him as an adult. Looks like we've got a lot of categories to cover here. Coming-of-Age, Historical Fiction, Modernism, Roman à clef, Romance ![]()
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