Winesburg, Ohio
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Wing Biddlebaum
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Hands- passionate teacher, highschool/middleschoolers find an inapropriate fondness, touches, rubs, feels, pulverized by parents
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Hands-Wing Biddlebaum
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Hands cause my trouble/education/teaching. he will become socially awkward because of his truth. (no hugging or shaking hands)
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Doctor Reefy
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paper Pills- widow, writes truths on paper; stuffs in pocket. paper hardens; looks like pills, soon throws them away and starts again, grief and coping.
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Paper Pills-Doctor Reefy
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Attachment/guarded lifestyle/ isolated. keeps all his emotions guarded (lifestyle). very awkward.
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Elizabeth Willard
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Mother- the boss of the house, does not love her husband, had george willard at 15
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Mother-Elizabeth Willard
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Over protective/ matriarchy/ false sense of love
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Doctor Parcival
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The Philosopher- mentality of superiority, ugly, smokes, disgusting,
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The Philosopher-Doctor Parcival
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\"We are all crucified\"/ Pessimism. We are all going to be judged; we betray each other; we down grade. too much pride in himself (scapegoat): takes the fall
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Louise Trunnion
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Nobody Knows- plays hard to get. fears love.
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Louise Trunnion-Nobody Knows
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Passion (fear of love) / guarded lifestyle. missed chances: they do not quite do it affects of love: disappointment and lonliness
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Jesse Bentley
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Godliness Part 1+2- treats people below him badly, does not have a good relationship with anyone. alienated.
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Jesse Bentley- Godliness Part 1+2
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religious/good servant. alienated . treats people below him badly.
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Louise Bentley
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Surrender- before, her passion was education. soft side: occasionally. a note writer
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Louise Bentley-Surrender
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Lust for Love/ confusion/ education. before, her passion was education. Soft side is there occasionally. She is a note writer.
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David Hardy
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Terror- boy trapped in man's body. Not mentally grown up. Always wants people to be happy.
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David Hardy- Terrror
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Happiness ( lack of maturity) / Mentality of a boy. no maturity, runs away
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Joe Welling
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A Man of Ideas- Exact opposite of Doctor Reefy, his life is a roller coaster, most of the time he is wrong, starts a baseball team, tries to find himself
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Joe Welling- A Man of Ideas
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Forced Contact / lack of control / No filter. Exact opposite of Doctor Reefy
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Alice Hindman
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Adventure- Robbed of life, because of Ned Cury, \"People can live and die alone.\"
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Alice Hindman- Adventure
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Loyalty / Fear of Love. Fear of letting go love and fear of finding love
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Wash Williams
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Respectability- uses terrible words against women. called women bitches, (love and hate), negative opinion because his wife was a cheater
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Wash Williams- Respecatbility
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lives a life of emotions/ Emotions / Passion. He respects himself to say, \"I am done with all of that.\" he hates women because his wife cheated on him.
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Seth Richmond
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Thinker- opposite of David Hardy, fear of mistakes
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Seth Richmond- Thinker
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Maturity / Fear of Mistakes or being wrong. Risk: runs to see the circus, reminds of ADVENTURE, i did it; i regretted it; i am back
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Tandy Hard
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Tandy- Disapointment
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Tandy Hard- Tandy
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Finding herself, \" I want to be Tandy\"
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Reverend Curtis Hartman
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The Strength of God- has temptations, glorifies himself, takes the wrong choice,
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Reverend Curtis Hartman- The Strength of God
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Religion / Glorifies God ( really himself) obsessed with god. Hypocrite
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Kate Swift
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The Teacher- She left. Came back after her adventure, most self-aware compared to other characters. She wants George Willard to leave Winesburg, Ohio
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Kate Swift- The Teacher
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Self- Sacrifice / Fear of Love. She kind of wants George Willard. Most self-aware compared to other characters.
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Enoch Robinson
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Loneliness- wants everything perfect. his imaginary friends left him.
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Enoch Robinson- Loneliness
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Perfection / Seeking Connection. Has imaginary Friends.
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Belle Carpenter
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An Awakening- She likes Ed. Plays Ed and George Willard against each other.
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Belle Carpenter- An Awakening
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Confusion of Love / Pride in Appearance. Plays Ed and George Willard against each other.
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Elmer Cowley
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Queer- People think he is weird. Odd. Strange.
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Elmer Cowley- Queer
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Acceptance / worried about what others think about him
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Ray Pearson
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The Untold Lie- buddy named Hal, advises not to get married.
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Ray Pearson- The Untold Lie
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Falsely unsatisfied,- do not get married. \"knocked up\" a girl accidently
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Tom Foster
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Drink- Arrogant, has a huge Ego
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Tom Foster- Drink
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Sheltered Innocence / Egocentric. Arrogant.
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Grotesque
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What word is used to describe the people whom the old writer sees pass before his eyes in the introductory section?
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School Teacher
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What is Wing Biddlebaum's former profession?
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puts them in his coat pocket
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What does Doctor Reefy do with his scaps of paper?
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because he refused to come give medical attention to a girl who died in the street
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Why is Doctor Parcival afraid that he will be lynched (hung) ?
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His four brothers died at war
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Why does Jesse Bentley inherit his father's farm?
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David
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Who is Jesse's grandson?
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Doctor Reefy
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Because Joe Welling is a \"man of ideas\" who has no filter with his words, he stands in stark contrast to whom?
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He left town and forgot about her
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What happened to the man Alice Hindman was in love with?
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Loyalty
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For better or worse: Alice's \"truth\" can be summed up by which word?
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His wife cheated on him.
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Why does Wash Williams \"hate\" women?
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A nameless drunk
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Who gives Tandy her new name?
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Her desire to become Tandy might leave her disappointed.
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Why might Tandy become a lonely or isolated character?
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Kate Swift
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Who does the Revered Curtis Hartman watch when he looks through the window of his bell tower?
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self-sacrifice
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Kate Swift is a local teacher who has returned to Winesburg. What is considered to be her truth?
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They are imaginary
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What is special about the people who inhabit Enoch Robinson's New York apartment?
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George Willard
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Belle Carpenter takes a walk with who in the evening?
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\"Queer\"
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What does Elmer Cowley think people call him or his family behind their backs?
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Get drunk
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What does Tom Foster do because he \"wanted to learn things?\"
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eight hundred dollars
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what did Elizabeth Willard's father leave her?
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Helen White
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On the night of the fair, whom does George Willard go to see?
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Doctor Reefy
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Who does Elizabeth Willard have strong feelings for later in her life?
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Seth Richmond
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\"The Thinker\" concerns _________, the son of a family that has fallen on hard times since the father's death.
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Louise Bentley
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Elizabeth might have found a \"kindred spirit\" in ___________ who was also unhappy in her marriage.
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He thought he had killed his grandfather.
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David Hardy runs away from Winesburg because???
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George Willard
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Who is the old man in the \"Book of Grotesque?\"
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Their stories never get published.
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What happened to the stories of the people George Willard met?
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Sherwood Anderson
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Who really is George Willard?
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Camden, Ohio
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where was Sherwood Anderson born?
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September 13, 1876
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When was Sherwood Anderson born?
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Clyde, Ohio
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Where was Winesburg, Ohio based on?
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He wants to spend time with his father.
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What does Charlie want in the \"Reunion\"?
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He wants to impress Charlie with his wealth and prestige?
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What does the father want in the \"Reunion\"?
