"Happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great. When it comes to one, it comes as naturally as sleep." This is Jim 's representation of happiness at a young age, back when he barely knew Antonia. He had enjoyed her company and was glad to help her learn English. But he can 't teach her everything in his mind and make it stick in hers. I 'm sure Antonia wouldn 't agree with this definition. Mainly because her and her family had made it to America. They had gotten their own house and farm, but the land and animals were not helping them. They had a hard time just living day to day, as seen by this part of the book "Ántonia and her father came over to our house to get buttermilk, and lingered, as they usually did," they had always been working hard during the entire year, even when the winter was unforgiving and brittle. They worked the entire time. They were in the middle of something bigger than themselves and great... But they wanted more, they needed, more. Not tokenism the fact that they were riding their hopes and dreams on one of the sons to succeed on the farm, Ambroz. …show more content…
"She wants me to tell you he won 't hurt nobody, Mrs. Burden. He was born like that. The others are smart. Ambrosch, he make good farmer." I 'm sure Antonia would have a much different definition. Something close to, "If we can live knowing we will be alive the next day, we will be happy". Jim and Antonia had led very different lives, one living a normal life while the other was in poverty and had to work hard just to eat for that night. But they both shared a friendship that was stronger than they could have ever imagined after all the fights and stuff that happened over the years they were still extremely strong friends, perhaps their happiness definition should have been. "As long as you have a best friend by your side, life is your friend and happiness is