Spoon River Anthology, Chase Henry summary
Chase Henry of 246 · 1 min to read the chapter
In Chase Henry, a man known as the town drunk describes how a priest denies him burial in sacred ground, but Protestants provide a grave near a banker and his wife. He treats this reversal as good fortune and challenges the pious to consider how a shameful life can receive honor after death.
What happens
- Chase Henry identifies himself as the town drunk during his life.
- A priest refuses him burial in sacred ground after his death.
- Protestants buy a burial plot and place his body near Nicholas the banker and Priscilla.
- Chase calls this good fortune and urges respectable, religious people to notice how death can reverse social disgrace.
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What to notice
Chase sees the priest's refusal as a benefit rather than a punishment. His burial near the banker reverses the meaning of that rejection.
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Who buys the plot where Chase Henry is buried?
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