# Mrs. Gottlieb — Arrowsmith character guide

> Mrs. Gottlieb in Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Gottlieb

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Max Gottlieb's long-suffering wife.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/ii)

Thick, slow-moving, and mute; speaks poor English and suffers from nausea and indigestion, yet continues her housework.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iv)

Falls gravely ill with suspected gastric ulcer, causing Gottlieb to seek help from Dean Silva.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/iii)

Gottlieb's wife dies quietly, and the family only realizes her passing after returning from the cemetery.

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