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In the novel 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 Willa ....
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.... shamed at all shows a view by Anderson and society at the time he wrote that female promiscuity was unaccceptable, but for males the view was just “boys will be boys”. In truth, this double standard is still present today.
Louise Hardy is a second example of Anderson's showing a negative portrayal of women. Her temper was shown by Anderson as being so terrible that "everyone agreed that she was to blame" for the difficulties in her family's life. Anderson also wrote she was "a neu ....
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