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A 5 page essay that analyzes the theme of revelation in this text. Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio is a collection of short stories that share many of the features of a novel, as its twenty-four stories offer interconnected accounts of the various inhabitants of a small, mid-western town. One of the themes connecting the stories is that of revelation. As the stories unfold, the reader comes to see that there are secrets within the lives of the inhabitants that control, define and motivate their daily lives. No additional sources cited.
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the various inhabitants of a small, mid-western town. One of the themes connecting the stories is that of revelation. As the stories unfold, the reader comes to see that there
are secrets within the lives of the inhabitants that control, define and motivate their daily lives. For example, "Godliness, A Tale in Four Parts" (each part is a separate
short story) recounts the story of Jesse Bentley and his family. Part I tells of how Bentley inherited his familys farm near Winesburg after his four older brothers are
all killed during the Civil War. At first the townspeople were skeptical that a small, fierce young man could manage a large farm on his own, as he was "small
and very slender and womanish of body" (Anderson 52). Bentley, however, soon proves them wrong, as making the farm successful becomes an obsession for him. The secret desire and motivating
force within the soul of Jesse Bentley is that he "wanted terribly to make his life a thing of great importance" (54). Originally, Jesse studied for the ministry and it
comes to him that his life is similar to those of men in the Old Testament who also owned land and herds of animals. Anderson reveals to the reader Jesses
inner most desire is that God would "notice and...talk to him also" as he did to men in the Old Testament (55). Bentley comes to see himself not only as
a man of God, but as the only true man of God in the valley. He promises God that if he sends him a son, he will "pluck at last
all of these lands out of the hands of the Philistines and turn them to Thy service" (59). Part II of "Godliness" reveals that Jesse was not given his
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