# Willie Metcalf — Spoon River Anthology character guide

> Willie Metcalf in Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0226-willie-metcalf

## Who they are

A simple-minded boy who drowns in the river.

## In the story

### [Willie Metcalf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/willie-metcalf)

The speaker and subject of the chapter, reflecting on his life and mystical experiences.

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

The idiot who warns the liberals of the marshal's impending arrest and the arrival of hog-eyed Allen.

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