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小城畸人
小城畸人
ShortSummary
Winesburg,Ohiobeginswithasortofprologue,inwhichanoldwriterimaginesallthepeoplehehasknownas"grotesques,"warpedintheirpursuitsofvarioustruths.Aseriesofstoriesensues,eachconcernedwithasingleresidentofWinesburg.Thefirst,entitled"Hands,"describesWingBiddlebaum,areclusewithremarkablehandsthathecannotcontrol,whohasfledfromfalseaccusationsofmolestingaboyinanothertown.Thesecond,"PaperPills,"isaboutDoctorReefy,anagingmedicalmanwhomarriesoneofhisyoungpatients,onlytohaveherdiesixmonthslater.Inthethird,"Mother,"wemeetElizabethWillard,themotherofthebook'scentralcharacter,GeorgeWillard,whoisayoungreporterforthelocalpaper.Elizabethisasickwoman,trappedinanunhappymarriage,andsheimaginesherselflockedinastrugglewithherhusbandforinfluenceoverGeorge.Inthenextstory,"ThePhilosopher,"theeccentricDoctorParcivalimaginesthatalynchmobisafterhim,andtellsGeorgeWillardthesecretoflife:
"EveryoneintheworldisChristandtheyareallcrucified."In"NobodyKnows,"GeorgegoesoutintothefieldsandsleepswithagirlnamedLouiseTrunnion,onlytofeelguiltyaboutitafterward.Thenextfourstories,alllumpedundertheheading"Godliness,"depictJesseBentley,awealthyfarmerwhoimagineshimselfaBiblicalfigurechosenbyGod.Hisdaughter,LouiseBentley,receivesnolovefromhim,andstumblesintoalovelessmarriage.Herson,DavidHardy,issenttolivewithhisgrandfatherontheoldman'sfarm,andJessetakestheboyoutintotheforestinsearchofamessagefromGod.Hefindsnomessage,however,andsucceedsonlyintraumatizingtheboysomuchthatDavidrunsawayfromWinesburgforever.In"AManofIdeas,"thenextstory,atalkativemannamedJoeWellingsuccessfullycourtsawomanwhosefatherandbrotherarenotoriousthugs.Thefollowingstory,"Adventure,"depictsthelonelinessofAliceHindman,anunmarriedwomanwhosetruelove(assheconsidershim)leftWinesburgyearsagoandhasneverreturned."Respectability"portraysWashWilliams,thefilthy,uglytelegraphoperatorinWinesburgwhodespiseswomenbecauseofhiswife'sinfidelityandhismother-in-law'streachery."TheThinker,"tellsthestoryofabroodingyoungmannamedSethRichmondwhofeelsthathedoesnotbelonginWinesburg.AttheendofalongeveningwithHelenWhite,thedaughteroftheWinesburgbanker,hetellsherthatheplanstoleavetownforgood.
"Tandy"tellsthestoryofalittlegirlnamedTandyHardwhosefirstnamecomesfromadrunkenman'sdescriptionoftheperfectwoman.In"TheStrengthofGod,"aministernamedCurtisHartmanistemptedintolustbythesightofKateSwift,alocalschoolteacher.Histemptationpasseswhenheseesher,onesnowynight,prayingnaked."TheTeacher"takesplaceonthesamenight,anddepictsKateSmith'sattractiontoGeorgeWillard--hersimultaneousdesirestoteachandembracehim--andhersuddenguiltyflightfromhisoffice,whichleaveshimconfused."Loneliness"detailsEnochRobinson'smovefromWinesburgtoNewYork,wherehepopulateshisapartmentwithimaginaryfriends,onlytohavethemmoveoutwhenhetriestotellhisfemaleneighboraboutthem.In"AnAwakening,"GeorgeWillardgoesoutwalkingonenightandhaswhathethinksisanepiphany.HetriestotellBelleCarpenter,thegirlhehasbeenseeing,aboutit,butanotheroneofhersuitorsbeatshimup,andthemagicoftheeveningslipsaway."Queer"depictstheresentmentthatElmerCowley,thesonofastoreowner,feelstowardWinesburgandGeorgeWillardbecausehethinksthatthetownconsidershisfamilytobeodd.ThestoryendswithElmerbeatingupGeorgeandhoppingatrainoutoftown.In"TheUntoldLie,"afarmhandnamedHalWintersasksanotherfarmhandnamedRayPearsonforadviceaboutwhethertogetmarried,causingRaytoreflectonhismarriage,whichhedoeswithdisgust."Drink"portraysagenial,happyyoungmannamedTomFosterandhisfirstexperiencewithdrunkenness.
In"Death,"ElizabethWillardandDoctorReefyspendtimetogetherandbegintofallinlove,assheslipstowarddeath.Shedies,finally,andGeorgedecidestoquitWinesburgforever.In"Sophistication,"heandHelenWhitegooutwalkingtogetheronthenightofthecountyfair,andrunaroundlikechildrenaseveningfallsonWinesburg.Botharemovingonfromtheirsmalltown,asHelenisgoingtocollege,andinthefinalstory,"Departure,"GeorgeWillardboardsatrainandleavesWinesburgforgood,lettinghislifethere"becomebutabackgroundonwhichtopaintthedreamsofhismanhood."
Characters
GeorgeWillard-AyoungmanwhoworksasareporterinWinesburg,Ohio.Despitethefactthatheisoneoftheleastdevelopedofthemajorcharacters,heoccupiesthecentralroleinthebook.Asaresultofeitherchancemeetingsorotherpeople'sdecisionstoconfideinhim,Georgeisthefigurewholinksmanyofthenovel'sdisparatestoriestogether.
WingBiddlebaum-Asensitiveex-schoolteacherwhowasaccusedofmolestingoneofhismalepupilsinatownnearWinesburg.Hishandsareamazinglydexterous,buthehasdifficultycontrollingthem,andtheytendtowanderwheretheydon'tbelong.
DoctorReefy-Anagingdoctorwithadecliningpractice.Hemarriesayoungfemalepatient,butshediesafterlessthanayear.HealsodevelopsacloserelationshipwithElizabethWillardduringherlastmonths.
ElizabethWillard-GeorgeWillard'smother,andTomWillard'swife.Shelivesinthefamily'srun-downboardinghouse,wheresheisconstantlyillandhasbecomeaninvalid.Shedisplaysdesperateimpotenceinherdealingswithotherpeople,includingherhusbandandson.
TomWillard-GeorgeWillard'sfather,amiddle-agedmanwithfrustratedpoliticalambitions.
DoctorParcival-AdoctorwhoenjoyschattingwithGeorgeandhintingaboutacriminalpast.Hesuffersfromparanoia,believingthatthesecretoflifeis"thateveryoneintheworldisChrist."
LouiseTrunnion-AlocalgirlwithwhomGeorgeWillardhasoneofhisfirstsexualexperiences.
JesseBentley-Awealthyfarmer,andadeeplyreligiousmanwithabrutal,OldTestamentsensibilityandtendencytoterrorizehisfamily.
LouiseBentley-JesseBentley'sdaughter.Alonelywomanwithavicioustemper,sheisestrangedfromherfather,andmarriesyoungoutofacravingforlove.Hermarriageisnotasuccess.
DavidHardy-LouiseBentley'ssonandJesseBentley'sgrandson.Hegoestoliveonhisgrandfather'sfarmwhileanadolescent,andendsupterrorizedbyhisgrandfather'sreligiouszealanddesiretomakecontactwithGod.
JoeWelling-TheagentforStandardOilinWinesburg,heisamanwhoseizesonstrangeideasandtalksaboutthemforhoursonend.Heiscomparedtoavolcano,outwardlycalmbutalwaysreadytoexplodewithsomestrangefascination.
AliceHindman-AwomaninhertwentieswhooncefeltdeeploveforamanwhoeventuallyleftWinesburgbehind.Sheisnowgraduallyandunwillinglybecominganoldmaid.
WashWilliams-TheWinesburgtelegraphoperator.Afat,filthyman,hedespisestheworld--particularlywomen,whomhecalls"bitches."
SethRichmond-Asensitive,deep-thinkingyoungman,andafriendofGeorgeWillard.
TandyHard-Ayoungwomanwhosefirstnamecomesfromadrunkard'sspeechabouttheperfectwoman.
CurtisHartman-Thesuccessful,popularministerofthePresbyterianChurch.HestruggleswiththesexualtemptationofpeepinginatKateSwift'swindowwhilehewriteshissermons.
KateSwift-AWinesburgschoolteacher.Sheseesa"sparkofgenius"inGeorgeWillardandtriestoencourageit,butsheisalsolookingforlove,andbrieflyallowshimtoembraceherinthenewspaperoffice.
EnochRobinson-AmanfromWinesburgwhomovestoNewYorkand,inthegripofterribleloneliness,becomesslightlyunhingedandpopulateshisapartmentwithimaginarypeople.
BelleCarpenter-Thedaughterofabookkeeper,shegoesonwalkswithGeorgeWillardandevenkisseshim--mainly,however,toarousethejealousyofthemanshereallywants,alocalbartendernamedHandby.
ElmerCowley-Thesonofastoreowner.HefeelsterriblyoutofplaceinWinesburg,asifeveryoneislaughingathim,andispronetohystericaloutbursts.TwooftheseoutburstsaredirectedatGeorgeWillard,whoisintriguedbyElmer'spersonality.
RayPearson-Amarriedfarmhand,aboutfiftyyearsold,withagoodreputation.HeworksalongsideHalWinters.
HalWinters-AfarmhandwhoworksalongsideRayPearson,andwhohasareputationasa"badone,"forhisfightsandrelationshipwithwomen.
TomFoster-Aquiet,likableboywhomovestoWinesburgfromCincinnati.Hedecidestogetdrunkonenight,andfindsitaremarkableexperience.
HelenWhite-Alocalgirl,whoisromanticallyconnectedtobothSethRichmondandGeorgeWillard.
StudyQuestions
WhatroledoesGeorgeWillardplayinWinesburg,Ohio?
AnswerforStudyQuestion1>>
Winesburg,Ohiositsuneasilyonthedividebetweenanovelandacollectionofshortstories.Althougheachofthesectionsinthebookstandsonitsown,theyallcenterontheOhiotownofthetitle,andtheyoverlaponeanotherinvariousways.GeorgeWillardunifiesthebook,appearinginfifteenoutofthetwenty-fourstories,sometimesasthemaincharacter,butmoreoftenasaconfidant--someonetowhomunhappy,alienatedpeoplesuchasWingBiddlebaumandWashWilliamscanrelatetheirtroubles.Inthesestories,heisalistener,standinginforthereader--aconduitthroughwhomthereaderreceivesotherpeople'sstories.Asthebookprogressestowarditsend,Georgemovesoutoftheshadowsanddevelopsintoanadult,leavingbehindthesuperficialitieso
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