Spoon River Anthology · Character

John Ballard

A farmer who dies from a fall from his barn.

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The speaker who curses God in strength and sickness, then seeks reconciliation.

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Adam Weirauch’s emotional and psychological peak occurs when he abandons his principles, declaring “to hell wi…

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