Answer:
C. Farming creates strong, productive people.
Explanation:
"My Ántonia" is a novel written by Willa Cather. The novel is about two children, Jim Burden, an orphan, and Ántonia Shimerda, an elder daughter to Bohemians immigrants.
In the given passage, the narrator is differentiating between the lifestyle of people in town and the prairie. In book 2, chapter 9, of the novel, the narrator describes how immigrants were able to make their living among the townspeople with the help of their working ethics. The narrator contrasts between the town's girl and the immigrant girls who worked and were yet beautiful.
Therefore, option C is correct.
