My Ántonia · Character
Crazy Mary
A mentally unstable woman who lives near Black Hawk and is known for her outbursts.
minor
Also known as Mary
First appearance: i
Crazy Mary shows up with force in IV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mary, Ole Benson's wife, threatens Lena with a corn-knife out of jealousy, chasing her across the prairie and to the Shimerdas' home.
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- Closing
Jim’s solitary reading of Virgil’s *Georgics* marks the emotional and psychological peak because it crystalliz…
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