1. Isolation, Failure To Communicate, And Being Defined By One Event In One's Life In Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio
The youngest child in Winesburg is the seven-year-old daughter of Tom Hard, the community's leading atheist. ... After he leaves, the girl takes his advice, and demands to be called Tandy. ... As a result, a cycle of disaster begins that could be called "The Winesburg Disaster Cycle." ... The story of "Mother" is different from "Hands," "Paper Pills," and "Tandy" in that it discusses an obsession with the love between parent and child, nature's strongest bond. ... Despite her recognition of the power of love between parent and child, Elizabeth was so focused on her obsessive relati...
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- Approx Pages: 5
- Grade Level: Undergraduate