Sophistication (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sherwood Anderson
- First Published: 1919
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The late 1890's
- Setting: Winesburg, Ohio
- Principal Characters: George Willard, Helen White
- Genres: Psychological fiction, Short fiction
- Subjects: Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Midwest, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Small-town life
- Locales: Winesburg, OH
The Story
On a warm autumn evening in Winesburg, Ohio, throngs of county fair-goers laugh and shout, but a young man in his late teens or early twenties walks through the streets silent and withdrawn. He is George Willard, who has made up his mind to leave this small town and find a newspaper job in a big city, where life will not pass him by.
As he walks down Main Street, he is sad and angry, but does not know why. The omniscient narrator, who speaks from the attitude of an older, wiser man (who at times can only guess at what women are feeling), describes the moment...
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