# Mousie — Driven Back to Eden character guide > Mousie in Driven Back to Eden by Edward Payson Roe. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** tenderhearted Mousie, frail Mousie, To Mousie **First appearance:** 0003-i-a-problem ## Snapshot The quiet, tenderhearted child whose listless weariness begins to lift at the mere promise of flowers and a garden in the country. ## Who they are Mousie is the family's frail, soft-spoken member, the one who makes no trouble and asks for little, watching the world from the sidelines while her siblings clamor for it. Where Winnie finds canal boats splendid, Mousie sighs that she would rather live in a city flat, and her cautious, homebound temperament sets her apart. Yet the prospect of country life stirs something in her, feeding her like a deep hidden spring, and her slow reawakening gives the family's move its quietest, most tender stake. ## Relationships ### [Merton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/characters/merton) _family_ Merton and Mousie are likely siblings or close family members, with many shared scenes. ### [Merton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/characters/merton) _family_ Merton and Mousie are likely siblings or close family members, with many shared scenes. ## In the story ### [Driven Back to Eden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/driven-back-to-eden) A tenderhearted child who shows concern for the animals and is part of the family's farm life. ### [A Problem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/i-a-problem) The frail, pale daughter of fourteen, always saying she is better but never getting well. ### [II: I State the Case](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/ii-i-state-the-case) A frail child, noted as growing paler and thinner, whose health is a key reason for the proposed move. ### [New Prospects](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/iii-new-prospects) The tenderhearted daughter who looks forward to a large flower garden where roots can grow freely. ### [A Momentous Expedition](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/iv-a-momentous-expedition) Quietly enjoys a book about flowers, showing faint color and soft lustre in her eyes. ### [A Country Christmas in a City Flat](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/v-a-country-christmas-in-a-city-flat) Mousie delights in receiving flower seeds as a Christmas gift. ### [Telling About Eden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/viii-telling-about-eden) Shows feverish excitement during the narrator's account of the farm. ### [IX: “Breaking Camp”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/ix-breaking-camp) Tenderhearted Mousie checks on Bobsey after he is tied up and reports that he has fallen asleep. ### [Scenes on the Wharf](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/x-scenes-on-the-wharf) Keeps close to her father at first, shows quiet interest in the scenes, and expresses a preference for a city flat over a canal boat home. ### [A Voyage Up the Hudson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xi-a-voyage-up-the-hudson) Frail and timid, clings to the narrator during the storm but finds amusement in the warm cabin; later rests in a stateroom with her mother. ### [A March Evening in Eden](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xii-a-march-evening-in-eden) The frail child, concerned about the father's safety after he falls from the wagon. ### [Rescued and at Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xiii-rescued-and-at-home) Mousie is carried by the narrator, chafed by the fire, and expresses contentment. ### [Our Sunny Kitchen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xv-our-sunny-kitchen) Senses the narrator's secret about dinner, and is promised a table for flower seeds by the east window. ### [Making a Place for Chickens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xvi-making-a-place-for-chickens) Wistfully watches the others go to work but is content when given light tasks by her mother. ### [Butternuts and Bobsey's Peril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xviii-butternuts-and-bobsey-s-peril) Finds the sap 'too watery'. ### [XIX: John Jones, Jun.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xix-john-jones-jun) Watches from the window during outdoor work and is promised to see the bonfire on a calm day. ### [The "Vandoo"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxi-the-vandoo) Consoled with the hope of a gift from the vendue; receives a geranium from the narrator and houseplants from Junior, who becomes her favorite. ### [Early April Gardening](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxii-early-april-gardening) Joins the gardening later, drops seeds, and shows delight. ### [A Bonfire and a Feast](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxiii-a-bonfire-and-a-feast) Stays with Winnie and Bobsey during the bonfire while the sun is high. ### [No Blind Drifting](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxiv-no-blind-drifting) Helps with the household expense book and gives daily lessons to the younger children. ### [A Country Sunday](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxvi-a-country-sunday) Delighted by wildflowers, gathers liverworts and anemones, showing improved health and a deep connection to nature. ### [Strawberry Visions and “Pertaters”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxvii-strawberry-visions-and-pertaters) Helps cut potatoes, observes spring changes, and gathers wildflowers, valuing cherry blossoms almost as much as cherries. ### [Corn, Color, and Music](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxviii-corn-color-and-music) Tends her flowering plants and asks if Junior can join the fishing trip. ### [We Go A-Fishing](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxix-we-go-a-fishing) Mentioned as being driven to the village by Merton to buy melon seeds. ### [XXX: Weeds and Working for Dear Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxx-weeds-and-working-for-dear-life) Eager to help but is told the sun is too hot; contributes by helping indoors. ### [Nature Smiles and Helps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxxi-nature-smiles-and-helps) Mousie enjoys the rain, picks the first green peas, and is described as scarcely an invalid any longer. ### [XXXII: Cherries, Berries, and Berry-Thieves](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxxii-cherries-berries-and-berry-thieves) Her flowerbed is trampled by the fleeing thieves. ### [Given a Chance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxxiv-given-a-chance) Shows kindness to Bagley, suggesting he be kind to his children. ### [We Shall All Earn Our Salt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxxv-we-shall-all-earn-our-salt) Helps pick raspberries until the sun grows too warm, then aids during the storm. ### [A Thunderbolt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xxxvi-a-thunderbolt) Gathers and prepares vegetables; is pale and trembling during the storm. ### [A Visit to Houghton Farm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xl-a-visit-to-houghton-farm) Expresses affection for the Jersey calves, saying they are 'nice enough to kiss.' ### [Autumn Work and Sport](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xlii-autumn-work-and-sport) Cares for her geraniums and other window plants with help from Merton. ### [Thanksgiving Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/chapters/xliii-thanksgiving-day) Served as a waitress and decorated the table with blooming plants and dried grasses. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/characters/mousie - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/driven_back_to_eden_se/characters