Donald Hall retells his grandfather’s stories about Washington Woodward in his essay, “A Hundred Thousand Straightened Nails”. Washington is a short and strong man who seems to have a life as monotone as his voice. He ran away early in his life to start working. Unfortunately, he was a slow worker that did not care if it took weeks to complete a simple task.
All in all, Washington was a man of habit that had a certain way of doing things. For example, his sense of fashion rarely differed from heavy brown overalls with a brown work shirt. The only thing that he changed was his beard when it was summer. Another one of his habits was shown when he would find a board on his way home. Washington would use a rock to hammer the nail out of the board
All in all, Washington was a man of habit that had a certain way of doing things. For example, his sense of fashion rarely differed from heavy brown overalls with a brown work shirt. The only thing that he changed was his beard when it was summer. Another one of his habits was shown when he would find a board on his way home. Washington would use a rock to hammer the nail out of the board