Winesburg Ohio By Sherwood Anderson Sparknotes

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Sherwood Anderson’s Life in a Book”

Have you ever lived in a small town in the middle of nowhere? If you can answer this question with yes, then this book will relate to you. The book “Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson” will put you right back in that hometown. Sherwood Anderson was a short story writer and novelist. Sherwood was born on September 13, 1876, in Camden, Ohio. The book Winesburg, Ohio reflected on his real life. Considering that Sherwood left his family in the works of writing. Sherwood felt that that small town was holding him back. Sherwood’s life was very sharp for him. Considering that Sherwood didn’t have a father figure in his life. Worse than that Sherwood hated his father for not be there for him. Then he went on to
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Most people ask why does a book not have a plot. The answer this book was almost considered a biography of Sherwood Anderson. Sherwood made many random characters that play only small parts in the novel. These characters were made up, but played a real person. All the characters play a role around the main character George Willard. George Willard is a young reporter in the town Winesburg, Ohio. George in my eyes would be the unluckiest child, I have ever heard of. If something bad could happen to a child it would be poor George. Many things happen to George but the main things are mother dies, he gets beat up and he leaves the love of his life …show more content…
It takes major talent to right about your life this way. Anderson concord his goals when he left his small town. It can be hard to leave that small town, because of all the memories. It hits home about this book for a lot of people. The saying that we’re all just a kid from somewhere is very inspirational. I think Sherwood would really like that quote because it connects. Sherwood could connect this book to anyone. Even though the setting for this book is a small town. It could relate to a young girl or boy that lives in the Bronx of New York City. It’s about how you interpret the way something is written. The question is are you that small town kid from

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