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Comparing Jim And Antonia
Jim and Antonia have many common feelings regarding the beauty around them in the fields, trees, and colors with the changing of seasons. Jim finds his happiness and states so in Book 1, Section II by saying “… to be dissolved into something complete and great. When it comes to one, it comes as naturally as sleep.” Antonia notices more because of her family coming to Nebraska, recently. She compares it to her country, where Jim compares to his own home in Virginia. As with many people comparing different states show many similarities, but comparing different countries, shows how another part of the world lives.

Jim is fascinated with insects and the small animals wondering around grandma’s garden. Antonia seems to be more

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