# Jesse Bentley — Winesburg, Ohio character guide

> Jesse Bentley in Winesburg, Ohio by Sherwood Anderson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Jesse, The Bentley

**First appearance:** 0009-godliness

## Who they are

Ambitious, religious patriarch of the Bentley farm, obsessed with legacy.

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