• Dr. K. Shanthi
• S. Sangeetha

My Antonia is one of the prairie trilogies by Willa Cather. The novel probes into the nostalgic narration by Jim who yet feels elated and excited about the memories of the land where he spent his childhood. Still, both Jim and Antonia constitute an amaranthine relationship to the prairie, and as adults, they affiliate their relationship with the prairie to their life. They are engrossed by the texture, colours, climatic changes, and huge openness of the prairie landscape. Land remains an unforgettable memory in the minds of the characters. The place and the people become inseparable. The memory of the land remains in the characters' lives and despite the growing years challenging life situations.

The keywords used in the article are nostalgic, landscape, bush, agrarian, cultivation, land, and prairie.

" Journey into the Frontier in Willa Cather's My Antonia", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.924-928, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAG06193.pdf

" Journey into the Frontier in Willa Cather's My Antonia", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp924-928, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRAG06193.pdf