In the novel Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson, women are presented much differently than men. Women are presented as sex objects, powerless, and over-emotional. I will use Louise Trunion, Louise Hardy, and Virginia Richmond as examples to show Anderson’s view on women. Also, Wash Williams, George Willard, and Tom Willard are examples of men in Winesburg, Ohio that show it was acceptable at the time to have these views. Firstly, Trunion possesses a much discussed character flaw; she is extremely promiscuous. In "Nobody Knows," George Willard first discovers Trunion's affection for him in a suggestive note from Trunion that s....

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