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Sherwood Anderson's "Paper Pills": Deception In The Title

Sherwood Anderson, in the title “Paper Pills,” tries to persuade us,
the readers, in believing the short story is going to be about some kind of drug.
Anderson in the other hand turns every thing around to tell us a story about
two people falling in-love. The story begins with a description of Doctor Reefy
and a brief description of the young woman. Then he tells the reader about the “
twisted apples” (71)that represent doctor Reefy.
Anderson begins characterize Doctor Reefy in his opening paragraph. The
reader is given some facial and body features of the doctor. The “... white
beard a huge nose and hands” (71) that Anderson puts as a description, making
Reefy seem old, ugly, ...

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take care of the farm that
she inherited from her parents. She was tall, dark, and beautiful with lots of
money.
As the unwanted “twisted apples” are left on the tree to rotten -- so
is Doctor Reefy left to waste away. The “twisted apples” are left because they
do not keep up with the standards and are not very appealing. Reefy is not
wanted anymore because he is a “twisted apple.” He as aged and is not
attractive to the people of Winesburg. These deformed apples are not
appreciated because of what they look like not because of there taste. The
taste of these apples are sweeter than the nice round apples that are picked so
that they could be sold in the city. As shoppers and apple pickers do -- so do
people do when finding a mate. If the “twisted apple" never is tasted, how does
a person find out it's flavor?
The woman in the story falls in -- love with the doctor. She has plenty
of opportunities but she chose the doctor. The doctor was very kind to her and
did not make ...

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Added: 12/11/2004 12:36:58 AM
Category: English
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 535
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