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This 6 page report discusses
John O'Hara's short story "Over the River and Through the Wood." In the story, the writer
presents a deceptively simple situation in which a grandfather travels with his
grand-daughter to what had once been his home. O'Hara's greatest strength as a writer is
in the ways that he tells certain details while also leaving so much to the reader's
speculation. Bibliography lists only the primary source.
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demonstrate his ability to establish a scene and then invite readers in to that scene to learn more about the characters of that unique world. His short story "Over the
River and Through the Wood" presents a mystery about the people presented -- who they are, where they are, their relationships, even at what point in history. As a result,
the student writing about the story is likely to find that he or she is most interested in figuring those things out rather than figuring out where the story is
going and will happen to the characters next. Mr. Winfield Mr. Winfield, the central character and through whose eyes we follow the events of the "road trip" with the
girls. The first indication that the story does not take place in contemporary times is Mr. Winfields reference, in only the second sentence, to "Robert, the giant Negro chauffeur." Clearly,
this is not a 21st century man and if it is, he is one stuck in the language of many decades earlier. However, the fact that Mr. Winfield is waiting
for a car indicates that it is still a relatively "modern" story. But when? The fact that Mr. Winfield is a grandfather is made clear as soon as
Robert ushers Mr. Winfield into the car. Wiinfields granddaughter, Sheila, greets him. With her are "two girls." Depending on Sheilas age, the girls could be six or sixty years old.
Simple age calculations allows for that understanding and also establish that Mr. Whitfield is not a young man. In addition, Sheila is well-spoken and appears to be old enough to
understand and comply with certain social proprieties such as being polite to her grandfather and introducing her friends. After she does introduce her friends to her grandfather, it is clear
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