Kidney, JenniferMullins, Jesse Frank2015-09-162015-09-161979-12-01http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14446/18183Winesburg, Ohio stands as one of the most influential works of fiction of the early part of this century. The longest story of that collection, "Godliness," has drawn little criticism, possibly because of its very puzzling nature. This study attempts to shed light on an aspect of the story as yet untouched uponc a parallel oetween the story's protagonist and the Biblical figure Cain. Such an interpretation has a direct bearing upon the theme of the work, which has, I believe, to this date been misunderstood.application/pdfCopyright is held by the author who has granted the Oklahoma State University Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its institutional repository. Contact Digital Library Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material.text