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Spoon River Anthology, Fletcher McGee summary

Fletcher McGee of 246 · 1 min to read the chapter

In Fletcher McGee, Fletcher describes a woman as draining his strength and life, while his own thoughts shape her face into an expression of pain. He presents their bond as a struggle neither controls, and her death brings no escape because he says she haunts and pursues him throughout his life.

What happens

  1. Fletcher accuses a woman of steadily draining his strength and life as time passes.
  2. He says she changes his pity into smiles.
  3. He imagines his thoughts as fingers that sculpt her face into an expression of suffering.
  4. His soul struggles within her, shaping a face she hates and he fears.
  5. He strikes windows, shakes bolts, and hides; after she dies, he describes her haunting and pursuing him.

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What to notice

The image places Fletcher's inner struggle inside the woman he describes as clay. It connects his suffering with the painful changes he sees in her face.

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