Sophistication | Sherwood Anderson: Impressionism and the Buried Life
In the following excerpt, the author offers his interpretation of the precise moment when George and Helen feel that they have reached mutual understanding and have undergone individual growth.
The climax (perhaps it should be called the high point in George’s life until then) of [Winesburg, Ohio] occurs when George and Helen White reach a complete understanding one autumn evening, sitting up in the old grandstand on the fair grounds, rapt and wordless. ‘‘With all his strength he tried to hold and to understand the mood that had come upon him. In that high place in the darkness the two oddly sensitive human atoms held each other tightly and waited. In the mind of each was the same thought. ‘I have come to this lonely place and here is this other,’ was the...
[The entire page is 374 words long]
Join eNotes
The above is a free excerpt. Get total access to this content with the:
Summary and Analysis – Themes – Characters – And much more...
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
Related Topics
Tell a friend about Sophistication at eNotes.
