Ann Petry's "Like a Winding Sheet"

Discussion Leader: Kathleen!

There have been countless studies that show Stress, Frustration and Anger are related. In Ann Petry's short story "Like a Winding Sheet," you can observe this "complicated" relationship. First check out the title -- "Like a Winding Sheet." The words "Winding Sheet" means "shroud"; could this indicate the characters of the story could have a shroud hanging over them? Also -- the story is told in a third person point of view and takes place in the Ghettos of Harlem. A lot of critics argue that this story focuses on how racism affects people. What do you think?

Click here for a great link about Ann Petry! (lots of background info, esp. about some of her other writing!)

Like I have done for many of the writers we have come across, here is the Wikipedia entry for Ann Petry -- click here!