Question

Winesburg, Ohio
Sherwood Anderson

Which BEST describes how this passage from a modern story draws on classic stories or mythology to create its meaning?
A It alludes to the classic story of Narcissus, who fell in love with his own reflection.
B It alludes to the Greek story of the hero Hercules, who performed twelve famous labors.
C It uses language and references to the Old Testament of the Bible to establish a main character.
D It uses a classic structure of a god or leader posing as a normal person to ask questions of regular people.

Answer 1

C

Anderson often layers his modern characters with Biblical language and Old Testament allusions (prophetic imagery, moral law, exile, covenant themes) to shape how readers see and interpret the protagonist, giving the ordinary figure a quasi‑scriptural authority and deeper symbolic meaning.