Connections My Antonia and The Bohemian Immigration
Connections: “My Antonia” and The Bohemian Immigration During the 19th and 20th centuries, Bohemian immigrants in America strived for assimilation. As Mr Shimerda said to Grandma Burden, “Te-e-ach, te-e-ach my Antonia! ... The Bohemian landscape in the late 19th century and the early 20th century was very much different than the American Frontier during that time. ... com, the typical Bohemian landscape had “gently rolling hills sectioned into relatively small agricultural fields, pastures, forests areas, meadows, ponds and streams. ... The Nebraska landscape at the time was flat and very much barren, while the Bohemian landscape was rich and fertile. But, these bleak surroundings didnt impede the Bohemian in their strive for a better life.