Criticism

Article about Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio published in MidAmerica

My article “Multiple Awakenings in Sherwood Anderson’s Story ‘An Awakening’” just appeared in MidAmerica, volume 51 (2024) on pages 43-53. I used to teach this story from the book Winesburg, Ohio to my undergraduate English composition and literature students at Northern Illinois University. The Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature publishes MidAmerica, and the editor is Patricia Oman. Patricia and other members of the editorial board made some very helpful suggestions for revising my article. My essay will eventually get posted on the website of the SSML, https://ssml.org/ #genderroles #insight #power #traditionalnorms #psychologicalissues #grotesque #Repression Cover of Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson

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Janet Ruth Heller presented a memoir chapter and a literary analysis at the conference of the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature on May 28-30, 2024.

Janet Ruth Heller presented a memoir chapter and a literary analysis at the conference of the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature on May 28-30, 2024 in East Lansing, Michigan. The title of her memoir chapter is "A Pat on the Back Is Only a Few Inches Away from a Kick in the Pants."  This autobiographical essay is about being raised by hypercritical parents. Janet also did an analysis of “An Awakening,” one of the stories in Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio (1919). Her paper was titled "Multiple Awakenings in Sherwood Anderson’s Story 'An Awakening.'” This story has three main characters: the young reporter George Willard; the woman he cares about, Belle Carpenter; and the older man whom Belle loves, the bartender Ed Handby. The story’s title emphasizes the theme of reaching a new awareness about one’s life. As the plot progresses, all three characters wake up to realize their desires, their true power, and their place in Winesburg’s society. #memoir #literarycriticism #SherwoodAnderson #WinesburgOhio #power #parentalcriticism  Photo of Janet Ruth Heller by Diane Joy Schmidt

Continue ReadingJanet Ruth Heller presented a memoir chapter and a literary analysis at the conference of the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature on May 28-30, 2024.

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