《我的安东妮亚》是薇拉·凯瑟西部拓荒小说的代表作。本文将对《我的安东妮亚》中女主人公进行分析,探索她身上女性意识的逐步觉醒。薇拉·凯瑟(Willa Cather,1873—1974)是一位专心描写欧洲移民在美国内布拉斯加草原艰辛拓荒生活的女作家。她眼光独特,把描写的重点关注在美国中西部荒芜的大草原上,而这正顺应了美国当时的移民热潮。 My Antonia is a masterpiece of the pioneering novel by Willa Cather. This article will analyze the heroines in “My Antonia,” and explore the gradual awakening of her female consciousness. Willa Cather (1873-1974) is a woman writer who is dedicated to describing the arduous pioneering life of European immigrants in the Nebraska grasslands of the United States. Her unique vision focused her description on the deserted prairies of the Midwest in the United States, echoing the immigration craze in the United States at that time.