adhering to traditions

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1、AdheringtoTraditions　　【Abstract】WillaCather’snovelsmainlydescribepioneers’livesandAmericansocietyinWestwardMovement.ThroughMyAntonia，WillashowsheradherencetopioneeringspiritandEuropeantraditions.　　【Keywords】MyAntonia；pioneeringspirit；Europeantraditions

2、　　WillaCather，oneofthemostoutstandingAmericanwriters，isinterestedinportrayingpioneers’livesandAmericansocietyinWestwardMovement.HerworkMyAntoniaisasongofpioneersduringthismovement.Inthenovel，Willaeulogizespioneeringspiritandexpresseshersorrowtovanishin

3、gEuropeanspiritsandtraditions.ThispapertriestoanalyzehowWillaadherestopioneeringspiritandEuropeantraditionsthroughplotsdesigninMyAntonia.　　WhenMyAntoniawaspublishedin1918，WestwardMovementwasover.ThedisappearanceoffrontiercausedWilla’suneasiness，forshew

4、orriedthatpioneeringspiritwillvanishwithfrontiers.Inresponse，shearrangesAntonia’sleavingfortown.Beingfarawayfromlands，Antoniaseemedtoloseherpioneeringandrebelliousspirits.WhenJimwashurtbyWickCutter，Antoniajustcriedoutsideandpackedupsilently.Inthisperio

5、d，Americansbegantopursueluxuriouslifeandyounggenerationabandonedtraditionalvalues.WillaexpressesheranxietybyAntonia’saddictiontodance―“shetalksandthinksnothingbutVannistent”.Willacriticizescapitalisticcorruptiononsimplepeopleandexpressesherconcernswith

6、thefallofcivilizationbyarrangingLarry’scheatingtoAntonia.　　WillamakesAntoniareturntolandssoon，forshecherishesthegoodtimethatshespentinNebraskaprairie.Antonialookedliketwodifferentpeopleinthetwodifferentplaces.Sheregainedpioneeringspiritfromlandsandcrea

7、tedhernewlifesoon.ShetoldJim：“I’dalwaysbemiserableinacity.I’ddieoflonesomeness.IliketobewhereIknoweverystackandtree，andwhereallthegroundisfriendly.”ItisthelandthatprovidesAntoniawithcourageandstrength.CounteringtoAntonia，Jimfeltlonelyandwasdepressedbym

8、ateriallife，thoughhehadgainedsuccessinaprosperouscity.　　Exceptpioneeringspirit，WillaCathertreasuresEuropeantraditionsaswell.Atthebeginningofthe20thcentury，“MeltingPotTheory”wasquitepopularinAmerica.DuringthecompositionofMyAntonia，Presid