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Winesburg, Ohio
Sherwood Anderson
Study Guide
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
"The Book of the Grotesque," "Hands," "Paper Pills"
"Mother," "The Philosopher," "Nobody Knows"
"Godliness," Parts I-II
"Godliness," Parts III-IV: "Surrender," "Terror;" "A Man of Ideas"
"Adventure," "Respectability," "The Thinker"
"Tandy," "The Strength of God," "The Teacher"
"Loneliness," "An Awakening"
"Queer," "The Untold Lie," "Drink"
"Death," "Sophistication," "Departure"
Analytical Overview
Characters
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Short Summary
'The Book of the Grotesque,' 'Hands,' 'Paper Pills'
'Mother,' 'The Philosopher,' 'Nobody Knows'
'Godliness,' Parts 1-2
'Godliness,' Parts 3-4: 'Surrender,' 'Terror;' 'A Man of Ideas'
'Adventure,' 'Respectability,' 'The Thinker'
'Tandy,' 'The Strength of God,' 'The Teacher'
'Loneliness,' 'An Awakening'
'Queer,' 'The Untold Lie,' 'Drink'
'Death,' 'Sophistication,' 'Departure'
Characters
Context
Study Questions
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Characters Quiz
Characters Quiz
1
of 5
Who or what serves to link together the characters’ stories in the novel?
Narrator
Elizabeth
Chapter structure
George
2
of 5
Where does Elizabeth Willard live?
Apartment building
Town hall
Boarding house
Farm
3
of 5
Who is terrorized by his grandfather’s religious zeal?
George
David Hardy
Jesse Bentley
Doctor Parcival
4
of 5
Which character is compared to a volcano?
Joe Welling
Jesse Bentley
Reverend Hartman
Doctor Parcival
5
of 5
Which local girl becomes romantically involved with both George and Seth Richmond?
Belle Carpenter
Kate Swift
Tandy Hard
Helen White
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