Personality Quiz - Eva and Aubrey

[Mrs. Patterson]

Eva: Antonia
Aubrey: Jim

Please describe and defend your character's view on the following issue (in the first or third person, as you prefer):

Antonia's broken engagement and Antonia's unwed pregnancy

Direct support from the book would greatly strengthen your description and defense.

[Eva]

Antonia had completely opposite views of her own broken engagement and unwed pregnancy. She had been completely infatuated with the idea of being married and in love with Larry. Tony stayed with Larry even when he said they would have to live in Denver, and she was patient and loyal to him. When Larry left her after the money ran out and shortly before their marriage, Antonia was heartbroken. She returned to work on the Shimerdas' farm, completely ashamed and disgraced. She had not even demanded a civil marriage to claim some hold on him because her patience wore out. She was very modest, not going into town or working on other peoples' farms. She would not even go to the dentist even though her teeth were ulcerating one after the other, "She wouldn't go to Black Hawk to a dentist for fear of meeting people she knew" (IV). Antonia had a completely different attitude when it came to her unwed pregnancy. She was proud of her baby and she let the world know, "Tony, of course, must have its picture on exhibition at the town photographer's, in a great gilt frame" (IV). She even bought an expensive frame for the picture. She "loved it from the first as dearly as if she'd had a ring on her finger" (IV). Antonia didn't care about her martial status when it came to that baby. She lover her from the moment she set eyes on her. Antonia's boldness and hard work ethic will allow her to move on proudly with her life. She ignores what people have to say about her, and she goes on living her life without complaint.

[Aubrey]

Jim believes Antonia is worthy of more than the relationship she created with Larry Donovan, a railroad conductor but also a cheap scoundrel. Everyone always thought Jim and Antonia would end up together, but when Antonia began to date Larry, the town knew no good would come of it. Jim felt betrayed by Antonia when the town gossip revealed Larry had left Antonia unwed and pregnant. Everyone called her “poor Antonia” but Jim knew how tough and honorable Antonia was and calling her “poor Antonia” only degraded her. Jim could not believe she would let herself become the object of pity. Though Jim knew Antonia would love the child and create a lovely home, he nevertheless knew Antonia deserved better than the no-good who deserted her and her baby. He was very bitter about the whole affair and attempted to it out of his mind by delaying his visit to Antonia.