Winesburg, Ohio

In the novel Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson there are many different stories about the people that live in the town of Winesburg. Each story connects with another somehow. Throughout these stories the characters continue to grow as people and change in many ways. One story that shows the growth of one of the characters is “The Strength of God”. In this particular story the main character is Reverend Curtis Hartman. At the beginning of the story, Curtis Hartman is quite reserved, he leads an ordinary life. He is married and mostly keeps to himself. All throughout the week he thinks of what to say and do in his two sermons on Sunday. He thinks that it is kind of odd that it doesn’t come to him na...