The Spoon River Anthology Analysis

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Do not seek saftey, but meaning; this is the message understood when reading two parturcular works of Edgar Lee Masters, author of the Spoon River Anthology. In his two works Lucinda Matlock and George Gray he warnnes against the wasting of life by comparing and contrasting two ways of life told by two characters from their own points of view from their graves. By understanging the contrast in their stories depth is added to the masage they both give.

The first imapressions gotten from Geroges text would most probably be its melancholy tone, Georges overall attitude is one of regret, and the absance of details about his life in his short story indicate that his life was also short and unnoteworthy. His direct message being that in death

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