My Antonia

In "My Antonia," how does the metaphor of the prairie dog community for the Shirmerdas help us understand the characters?

In the book My Antonia

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I think that the descriptions of the owls that live there make is an unlikely species to be loving in such a harsh unforgivable environment. This is much like the Shirmerdas who seem unable to cope with their environment.