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Winesburg, Ohio Lesson Plan

Introduction to Winesburg, Ohio

Published in 1919, Winesburg, Ohio is a classic of American modernism. Based on author Sherwood Anderson's own childhood home, Winesburg, Ohio explores the complexities and depths of the citizens in the titular midwestern town. Combining a realist's eye for detail with surrealist interludes, Winesburg, Ohio consists largely of local color sketches, each about a different person in the town. The connecting figure is George Willard, a young reporter for the Winesburg Eagle. Each of the characters feels compelled to share their stories with George, revealing some great truth or personal failing that serves as a lesson.

Much like Thornton Wilder's Our Town or Sinclair Lewis's Main Street, ...

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