# Seth Richmond — Winesburg, Ohio character guide

> Seth Richmond in Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** young Seth, Seth

**First appearance:** 0015-the-thinker

## Snapshot

A quiet, self-possessed young man who runs away from home to test himself and returns more certain of his own mind than ever.

## Who they are

Seth Richmond puzzles his anxious mother, Virginia, by refusing to weep or tremble under scolding, meeting her instead with a steady gaze she cannot read. He runs away with two boys to a fair and sticks it out for his own good even after he wants to turn back. His friendship with George Willard and his tangled feelings for Helen White place him among the town's restless young, caught between Winesburg and the wider world.

## Relationships

### [Helen White](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/characters/helen_white)

_romantic_

Helen and Seth share a brief, awkward romantic tension, but Seth feels inadequate and withdraws.

### [George Willard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/characters/george_willard)

_friendship_

George and Seth are acquaintances who share a strained friendship, with Seth feeling overshadowed by George's social ease.

### [Helen White](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/characters/helen_white)

_romantic_

Helen and Seth share a brief, awkward romantic tension, but Seth feels inadequate and withdraws.

### [George Willard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/characters/george_willard)

_friendship_

George and Seth are acquaintances who share a strained friendship, with Seth feeling overshadowed by George's social ease.

### [Helen White](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/characters/helen_white)

_romantic_

Helen and Seth share a brief, awkward romantic tension, but Seth feels inadequate and withdraws.

### [George Willard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/characters/george_willard)

_friendship_

George and Seth are acquaintances who share a strained friendship, with Seth feeling overshadowed by George's social ease.

## In the story

### [The Thinker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/chapters/the-thinker)

A thoughtful, clear-thinking young man who feels alienated from the noisy life of Winesburg and yearns to leave for a quiet, purposeful existence.

### [The Untold Lie](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/winesburg_ohio_se/chapters/the-untold-lie)

Mentioned as another boy who remembers Windpeter Winters' death.

## Links

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