# Ma Lawton — Home to Harlem character guide

> Ma Lawton in Home to Harlem by Claude McKay.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ma

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-arrival

## Who they are

An older woman, a maternal figure in the community, providing wisdom and care.

## Relationships

### [Ray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/home_to_harlem_se/characters/ray)

_friendship_

Ma Lawton treats Ray with warmth and respect, offering him a home and a listening ear.

### [Congo Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/home_to_harlem_se/characters/congo_rose)

_social_

Congo Rose and Ma Lawton are acquaintances who interact through the boarding house, with Ma Lawton often disapproving of Rose's lifestyle.

### [Jerco](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/home_to_harlem_se/characters/jerco)

_social_

Jerco is a casual acquaintance of Ma Lawton, often seen around the boarding house but not deeply connected.

### [Ray](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/home_to_harlem_se/characters/ray)

_friendship_

Ma Lawton treats Ray with warmth and respect, offering him a home and a listening ear.

### [Jerco](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/home_to_harlem_se/characters/jerco)

_social_

Jerco is a casual acquaintance of Ma Lawton, often seen around the boarding house but not deeply connected.

### [Jerco](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/home_to_harlem_se/characters/jerco)

_social_

Jerco is a casual acquaintance of Ma Lawton, often seen around the boarding house but not deeply connected.

### [Congo Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/home_to_harlem_se/characters/congo_rose)

_social_

Congo Rose and Ma Lawton are acquaintances who interact through the boarding house, with Ma Lawton often disapproving of Rose's lifestyle.

### [Congo Rose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/home_to_harlem_se/characters/congo_rose)

_social_

Congo Rose and Ma Lawton are acquaintances who interact through the boarding house, with Ma Lawton often disapproving of Rose's lifestyle.

## In the story

### [He Also Loved](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/home_to_harlem_se/chapters/xvii-he-also-loved)

Landlady, kind-hearted, provides care for Rosalind and manages her lodgers.

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