 Set on the Nebraska prairies at the end of the 19th century, My Antonia is told through the reminiscences of Jim Burden, an orphan boy who travels west to live with his grandparents. There, among a community of homesteaders, he befriends the daughter of their immigrant neighbors, Antonia. When Jim and his grandparents move into town, Antonia begins working for the family next door. Jim eventually goes away to college and returns home less and less. Life on the prairies takes him in different directions, but as the book comes to a close, he reunites with Antonia.