# Charlie French — Spoon River Anthology character guide

> Charlie French in Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Charley

**First appearance:** 0040-charlie-french

## Who they are

A soldier who dies in the war, remembered for his courage.

## Relationships

### [Minerva Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/characters/minerva_jones)

_friendship_

Charlie French was a kind-hearted worker who showed Minerva Jones small acts of compassion.

## In the story

### [The Hill](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/the-hill)

Likely the 'Charley' mentioned among the men sleeping on the hill.

### [Charlie French](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/charlie-french)

The speaker, recalling a painful childhood incident during a town celebration.

### [Nellie Clark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/nellie-clark)

The fifteen-year-old boy who assaulted eight-year-old Nellie Clark.

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