My Ántonia · Character
Mr. Harling
The stern but fair father of the Harling family who runs a grain business.
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Confronts Ántonia after finding her in a scuffle with Young Harry Paine, giving her an ultimatum to stop dancing or leave.
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Jim’s solitary reading of Virgil’s *Georgics* marks the emotional and psychological peak because it crystalliz…
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