He had learned from earlier writers, like Ring Lardner and Sherwood Anderson.

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In the end, the compromise is that he notes several writers Sherwood Anderson including Dreiser and Sherwood Anderson.

最后，为了缓和矛盾,他举出一些作家为例,包括德莱塞。

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