Winesburg, Ohio (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Sherwood Anderson
- First Published: 1919
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Late nineteenth century
- Setting: Winesburg, Ohio
- Principal Characters: George Willard, Elizabeth Willard, Dr. Reefy, Helen White, Kate Swift, The Reverend Curtis Hartman, Wing Biddlebaum
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Nineteenth century, Midwest, Ohio, Obsession, Ministry or ministers, Small-town life, Gossip, Eccentrics or eccentricities, Reporting or reporters
- Locales: Winesburg, OH
The Story:
Young George Willard was the only child of Elizabeth and Tom Willard. His father, a dull, conventional, insensitive man, owned the local hotel. His mother had once been a popular young belle. She had never loved Tom Willard, but the young married women of the town seemed to her so happy, so satisfied, that she had married him in the hope that marriage would somehow change her own life for the better. Before long, she realized that she was caught in the dull life of Winesburg, her dreams turned to drab realities by her life with Tom Willard.
The only person who...
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