"Paper Pills"

Questions

"Paper Pills" was originally published in The Little Review 3 (June-July 1916): 7-9, under the title "The Philosopher." Why do you suppose "Paper Pills" suits the story better?

Is Dr. Reefy a "grotesque"?

What does the story benefit from NOT following a chronological arrangement?

• Papinchak, Robert Allen. Sherwood Anderson: A Study of the Short Fiction. New York: Twayne, 1993.
• Small, Judy Jo. A Reader's Guide to the Short Stories of Sherwood Anderson. New York: G. K. Hall, 1994. On reserve.