Death in the Woods" "Death in the Woods" by Sherwood Anderson is an interesting story. It was a flashback narrative. The boy who told the story gathered all the facts he could from the time he witnessed the death of the old woman when he was a young boy up to the time when he grew up as a man an...
In his story "Death in the Woods," Sherwood Anderson observes one woman's life and thereby gains a greater appreciation for his own. ... Following our encounter with the husband and son, Anderson flashes back to the woman's youth in an abusive foster home, as well as a short courtship and brief marriage to an equally cruel husband. ... Once again, Anderson symbolizes the all-important cycle of life and the difference the old woman has made in the lives of others. ...
In his story "Death in the Woods," Sherwood Anderson demonstrates mankind's ability to take for granted the gifts received through our Mother Earth, aptly symbolized by an old woman with no name. ... After we are introduced to her husband, in paragraphs nine through fourteen Anderson flashes back to her youth in an abusive foster home, as well as her short courtship and abrupt marriage to an equally cruel husband. ... Anderson tells us that he wouldn't have married her if " the German farmer hadn't tried to tell him where to get off" (24). ... Once again Anderson symbolizes the ...
