There were 22 stories in the collection, each consisting of a specific character’s past and how they struggled to overcome loneliness and isolation, which seemed to permeate the town. Anderson’s main goal in writing this set of stories was to show the interaction between the individual citizens of Winesburg and the world around them. The critical reception of his story was mostly positive and it was very popular because it was reprinted. He had sold 3,000 copies in just the first two years of the book’s publication. The story is considered a classic in American literature. Anderson went on to write for the rest of his life. He wrote eight other stories after the publication of Winesburg, Ohio, including a memoir of himself that was published after his death in
There were 22 stories in the collection, each consisting of a specific character’s past and how they struggled to overcome loneliness and isolation, which seemed to permeate the town. Anderson’s main goal in writing this set of stories was to show the interaction between the individual citizens of Winesburg and the world around them. The critical reception of his story was mostly positive and it was very popular because it was reprinted. He had sold 3,000 copies in just the first two years of the book’s publication. The story is considered a classic in American literature. Anderson went on to write for the rest of his life. He wrote eight other stories after the publication of Winesburg, Ohio, including a memoir of himself that was published after his death in