George Willard とグロテスクな人々-Winesburg, Ohio についての一考察-

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　　Winesburg, Ohio (1919) is made up of twenty-five short stories. Though each story generally　has a distinctive person whom Sherwood Anderson calls “grotesque”, one character frequently appears in　the stories. It is George Willard, who works for a newspaper as a reporter. The grotesques who live in a fictional town Winesburg try to come into contact with him for some reason or other. They cling to one thing – their own “truth” – and they cannot flexibly accept other thoughts. Then, they are not able to have a good communication with the other people well. However, only in front of George, the grotesques talk about their past and family, and show their surge of emotion. Probably, George has something attractive tothem. In this paper, I examined why George draws the grotesques, noting the relationships between the grotesque townspeople and him. This study showed that the grotesques were attracted not only by hisability of choosing proper words and expressing thoughts but also by George’s receptivity, flexibility, and uncertainty. We will clearly know the character of George Willard and the grotesques.
2010-03-31