# Orchid Pickerbaugh — Arrowsmith character guide

> Orchid Pickerbaugh in Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Orchid, Pickerbaugh, poor little Orchid

**First appearance:** 0022-i

## Who they are

Almus Pickerbaugh's flirtatious, frivolous daughter.

## Relationships

### [Martin Arrowsmith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/characters/martin_arrowsmith)

_romantic_

Orchid is the flirtatious, shallow daughter of Almus Pickerbaugh who tempts Martin into a brief, passionate affair during his time in Nautilus.

### [Martin Arrowsmith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/characters/martin_arrowsmith)

_romantic_

Orchid is the flirtatious, shallow daughter of Almus Pickerbaugh who tempts Martin into a brief, passionate affair during his time in Nautilus.

### [Martin Arrowsmith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/characters/martin_arrowsmith)

_romantic_

Orchid is the flirtatious, shallow daughter of Almus Pickerbaugh who tempts Martin into a brief, passionate affair during his time in Nautilus.

## In the story

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/xiv)

Orchid is Pickerbaugh's daughter, who is involved in the social aspects of her father's campaign and interacts with Martin.

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

Mentioned as the painter of a placard for her father's health campaign.

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

The eldest Pickerbaugh daughter, who plays the cornet and attracts Martin's attention, leading to Leora's jealousy.

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

Admired by Martin; her admiration is a charm that helps him accept respectability.

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

Attends Martin's speech, admires him from the balcony, and later praises him in the church parlors, causing tension with Leora.

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

Dresses boldly in breeches and a tam, skis and wrestles with Martin, and shares an intimate moment with him in the cabin.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/i)

Sells Y.M.C.A. tags during Y. Week, selling 319 tags, seven to the same man who made improper remarks to her; she is rescued by a Y.M.C.A. secretary.

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

Engages in a flirtation with Martin, displaying a mix of moralizing and coquettish behavior.

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

Orchid visits Martin in his laboratory, but he dismisses her advances.

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

Flirts with Martin on election night before leaving for Washington with her father.

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

Orchid is mentioned as a charming woman Martin contrasts with Leora.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/arrowsmith_se/chapters/vi)

Mentioned as another 'Nice American Girl' from Martin's past.

## Links

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