The old woman is fighting for her life and is struggling to return to some sense of normality in Poland. Though some critics might suggest that the old woman is being no more than stubborn it is important to consider the setting of the story. It is the drive that both the old woman and the German show in the story that suggests that both won’t allow themselves to be defeated. The old woman wants to return to her homeland (Poland) while the German wants to make sure that the orders he has been given are followed through. While she is fighting the German she never gives up with both her and the German showing a resilience or determination to succeed in their actions albeit for different reasons. Not only is the German determined to move the refugees along the road but the old woman too is determined in her actions. Taken from his The Triumph of the Egg and Other Stories collection the story is narrated in the first person by an unnamed narrator and after reading the story the reader realises that Anderson may be exploring the theme of determination. In War by Sherwood Anderson we have the theme of conflict, change, determination, appearance, connection and control.
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