In the two stories, there are two very important friendships made. In “My Antonia”, Jim meets Antonia from his grandma. Antonia had to work there when her father died. In “Once Around Manhattan
”, Gina and Soo-Hyung meet because they were the only girls in their Challenge Club. They form very important and close friendships.
In “My Antonia”, Antonia and Jim make a close friendship. Antonia has to work for Jim’s grandma after her father passed away. She would work in the kitchen with the grandmother. Jim and Antonia would have some time together in the early morning, when Jim has to get vegetables for that night’s dinner. Each morning, they would go together. One day, after there was a big storm, Antonia and Jim went up on the roof of their chicken house to look at the clouds. Jim realizes a nice side of Antonia. She is thoughtful and kind. Jim and Antonia have a very close relationship. Jim even called her Tony sometimes.
The friendship in “Once Around Manhattan
”, is between Gina and Soo-Hyung. They were the only girls in their Challenge Club so they have become close friends. Today they were going to go canoeing around Manhattan
Island
. They were seeing so many pretty landmarks. Then, Gina saw the bridge that she used to play on by her grandma’s house. She wanted to get out so she could look at the bridge a little bit closer. Soo-Hyung stayed behind but had no sighting of Mr. Kravitz (their teacher) or the other people in the club. When Gina came back talking about her good times she had, Soo-Hyung reminded her that they really had to start moving. They started to get really tired but then they found Mr. Kravitz. He asked them if they wanted to quit before it got even harder but they refused. They hit all the waves and almost fell over. Finally, they got back to the starting point. They were so happy that they finally got back!
There are a few similarities between the two friendships of Gina & Soo-Hyung and Jim & Antonia. One is that they both met in a lucky way. Gina and Soo-Hyung met because they were the only girls in their club so they started to become friends. Jim and Antonia met only because Antonia’s father died so she had to work for Jim’s grandma. Also, they both worked together on something. Jim and Antonia worked together to find vegetables in the morning. Gina and Soo-Hyung worked together to make it back to the starting point while canoeing.
In conclusion, Jim & Antonia and Gina & Soo-Hyung make very close friendships. Also, these friendships are alike in many different ways. They will both have a memory of each other. It could be from getting stuck in canoeing or helping each other out to get vegetables. Friendships can be made in many different ways and they are very important.