the emotional significance of his childhood experiences, whereas Antonia cherishes her memories without Jim's romantic longing for the past. "Ain't it wonderful, Jim, how much people can mean to each other?" she says before they part (363). "You'll always remem ber me when you think about old times, won't you?" (364). Twenty years after this visit, Jim returns to spend a day and night with Antonia and her family. He contrasts his unsatisfactory adulthood with Antonia's apparent fulfillment as a farmer's wife and mother of many children He sees that Antonia is grounded in something strong and permanent, whereas his life is marked by constant travel. In spite of material successes, he has failed to find happiness either in his marriage or in his career as a lawyer for a railroad company.