l happen if ones main goal is to be popular. And Williard saw these flaws transpiring in his life and knew the only way to escape becoming like his neighbors were to leave Winesburg. Next, the vulgar ranch workers encompassing Milton shows him a view of the future if he remains on the ranch. Milton sees the workers at their worst when they kill Candy’s old dog. From this he realizes that if they are that amoral they can not be controlled and might kill again. He knows he must leave the ranch because of them. Finally, the death of George Williard’s mother is the biggest factor contributing to his departure. Also the death of Lenny Small is Milton’s biggest reason for leaving the ranch. In George Williard’s case his mother is the only thing holding him in Winesburg. George already experienced his awakening and knew what he was going to do, but one person he cared about still remained in Winesburg. Her death gives him no more reasons to stay. Also the days before Elizabeth Williard’s death she wanted to tell George about her concerns for his future and he knew it made her happy to see him succeed. So he decided the only way to make his mother happy after her death was to leave Winesburg and succeed. In George Milton’s situation he was Lenny Small’s killer, but he killed Lenny to end his suffering. So, if Milton remained at the ranch he could not deal with the stupidity of the ranch workers concerning him killing Lenny. An example of this is when Carlson asks the question, “Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin’ them two guys” concerning George and Slim’s sad mood after Lenny’s death.In conclusion, George Williard left Winesburg for many of the same reasons that George Milton left the ranch. For example, Williard and Milton had a dream and they knew their current surroundings were not good conditions for their dreams to come true. Also the grotesques ar...
