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Spoon River Anthology, Barney Hainsfeather summary

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In Barney Hainsfeather, Barney describes how a train wreck and fire cause his body to be confused with John Allen’s, leaving him buried in the town he dislikes. His complaint turns from the disaster itself to the bitterness of remaining where he once runs a clothing business.

What happens

  1. Barney imagines surviving the wreck, or at least escaping his present burial place, if the train does not also burn.
  2. The fire leads those handling the bodies to confuse Barney with John Allen.
  3. John Allen goes to a Hebrew cemetery in Chicago under Barney’s identity, while Barney lies in the local burial place.
  4. Barney complains that burial in this town is worse than running a clothing shop there.

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