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Nina Harling

The youngest Harling daughter, a playful and affectionate child.

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Also known as Nina, Nina Harling, Little Nina, little Nina

First appearance: i

Nina Harling shows up with force in III. The page is where that presence becomes real.

A sensitive six-year-old who is loved by Ántonia and often cries when displeased.
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Nina Harling first appears in 0025 i.

In III: A sensitive six-year-old who is loved by Ántonia and often cries when displeased.

Later, in VI: Young child who is upset by Ántonia's story and is comforted by her.

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30 connections

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ÁSÁntonia ShimerdaLELeoFHFrances HarlingSASamsonJBJim BurdenNHNina Harling

Relationship types

  • Other

Character groups

  • Central characters and family
  • Protagonist
  • Extended community and later life
  • Black Hawk townspeople

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Jim’s solitary reading of Virgil’s *Georgics* marks the emotional and psychological peak because it crystalliz…

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