# Mrs. Nolan — Gladiator character guide

> Mrs. Nolan in Gladiator by Philip Wylie.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0009-viii

## Who they are

Hugo's landlady during his time in New York.

## In the story

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

The neighbor who assists with the birth and announces the baby's arrival to Abednego.

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

A neighbor who witnesses Hugo's strength and gossips about it. She suggests tying the child up and calls him a 'freak,' prompting Mrs. Danner to defend her son.

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