Think of your typical small rural town. It’s calm and the people are friendly. This typical town is just what Sherwood Anderson describes in his book “Departure.” In his book, he describes George, a citizen of Winesburg, on his trip to the train station to leave town. It can be understood from Anderson’s description of the typical small town’s landscape and people, along with the implication that everyone knows everyone else and the seemingly unchanging activity from year to year, why George chooses to leave Winesburg. The author establishes that Winesburg is a typical small town by describing its landscape and characterizing its people. Anderson states, “Beyond the last house on Trunion Pike in Winesburg, there is a great stretch of
