Spoon River Anthology · Character
William Jones
A farmer who dies from a snakebite.
minor
First appearance: William Jones
William Jones's tie to Judge Somers is one of the pressures that moves Spoon River Anthology—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as the person through whose soul Imanuel Ehrenhardt's experience is filtered, and who shows him a letter from John Muir.
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With Judge Somers (professional): Judge Somers presided over cases involving William Jones, a petty criminal, with biased authority. In Imanuel Ehrenhardt: Mentioned as the person through whose soul Imanuel…
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- Professional
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse Spoon River community
- Tragic societal outcasts
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- 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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- Judge Somers
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