... strange or ugly in a way that is not normal or natural; extremely different from what is expected or usual." Grotesque describes each individual throughout the short stories of Sherwood Anderson's 1919, Winesburg, Ohio. Anderson uses a collection of "grotesques" to build our understanding of the town, a small mid-west town on the background of the Industrial Revolution. This was a time period ... a small town, define the small town, and that has never changed. Although each story seems to have a different theme and meaning, each individual invoked in Anderson's short stories has a probl...

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Major Symbols in Winesburg, Ohio In Winesburg, Ohio Sherwood Anderson paints a picture about life in a small town. Anderson uses many symbols to convey the feelings of his characters with in the town. The most important symbols in Winesburg, Ohio are the use of the words fist and hands ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School