《我的安东妮亚》是薇拉·凯瑟最著名的代表作之一。作者立足于美国西部拓荒者尤其是女性的生活及由此形成的精神传统 ,刻画出安东妮亚等一群自强不息的女性形象及女性周围处于弱势的男性形象。这些女性形象代表了健康的精神美 ,而男性形象只是对女性形象的反面衬托 My Antonia is one of Vera Cather’s most famous masterpieces. Based on the life of the pioneers in the western United States, especially women, and the spiritual traditions formed by them, the author portrays a group of self-improvement female figures such as Antonia and the masculine male figures around them. These images of women represent a healthy spiritual beauty, while the image of men is only the opposite of the image of women