The women of Winesburgâ€"who may not whine, else the author, Sherwood Anderson, judges them harshly! In his critical introduction to the 1919 edition of Winesburg, Ohio, an anthology of interlocking short stories by the American author Sherwood Anderson, the critic Irwin ...

"Winesburg, Ohio" by Sherwood Anderson depicts the lives of a handful of Winesburg residents over a number of years. Each story concerns a different character or aspect of a character previously introduced, which provides insight into their grotesqueness. One of these recurring characters, George Wi...

Elizabeth George Speare's The Witch of Blackbird Pond shows the maturation process of a young girl from Barbados. Kit's life in Barbados is shattered when her grandfather dies. As a result of his death, Kit is forced to leave the island and her carefree lifestyle. She travels to Connecticu...