# Homer Clapp — Spoon River Anthology character guide

> Homer Clapp in Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Aner Clute

**First appearance:** 0058-homer-clapp

## Who they are

A young man who dies in a train accident, leaving behind a pregnant lover.

## In the story

### [Aner Clute](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/aner-clute)

The speaker and subject of the chapter, a prostitute reflecting on her past.

### [Homer Clapp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/homer-clapp)

Narrator who reflects on his failed romance with Aner Clute and subsequent financial ruin.

### [Mrs. Purkapile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/mrs-purkapile)

Mrs. Purkapile is Homer Clapp's mother, referenced through her married name.

### [Plymouth Rock Joe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/plymouth-rock-joe)

Referenced indirectly through the mention of Aner Clute, his alias.

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