Spoon River Anthology · Character
Lucius Atherton
A dandy and womanizer who dies of a broken heart.
minor
First appearance: Lucius Atherton
Lucius Atherton's tie to Knowlt Hoheimer is one of the pressures that moves Spoon River Anthology—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as the man Lydia was running with, causing the quarrel with Knowlt.
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With Knowlt Hoheimer (friendship): Knowlt Hoheimer and Lucius Atherton were fellow soldiers who died young, their lives cut short by war. In Lydia Puckett: Mentioned as the man Lydia was running with, causing the…
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- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse Spoon River community
- Protagonist
- Tragic societal outcasts
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
Adam Weirauch’s emotional and psychological peak occurs when he abandons his principles, declaring “to hell wi…
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- Knowlt Hoheimer
friendship · ambivalent
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