# John Hardy — Winesburg, Ohio character guide

> John Hardy in Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. John Hardy, Hardy

**First appearance:** 0010-surrender

## Who they are

Banker who marries Louise Bentley, father of David.

## Relationships

### [Louise Bentley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/characters/louise_bentley)

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John Hardy is Louise's cold, unaffectionate husband, and their marriage is deeply unhappy.

### [Louise Bentley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/characters/louise_bentley)

_family_

John Hardy is Louise's cold, unaffectionate husband, and their marriage is deeply unhappy.

## In the story

### [Godliness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/chapters/godliness)

A careful, shrewd banker who marries Louise Bentley and tries unsuccessfully to make her happy, buying her a large brick house and a carriage.

### [Surrender](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/chapters/surrender)

Louise's husband, who interprets her need for emotional connection as a sexual advance and cannot comprehend her deeper hunger.

### [Terror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/chapters/terror)

David's father, who becomes very rich after David's disappearance and spends much money trying to locate his son.

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