# David Smith — How the Other Half Lives character guide

> David Smith in How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Smith

**First appearance:** 0014-x-jewtown

## Who they are

A named individual, possibly a tenant or worker in the tenements.

## Relationships

### [The Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/characters/the_boy)

_family_

David Smith and The Boy likely share a familial bond, possibly father-son or guardian-child, given their high interaction frequency.

### [Edward Mulhearn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/characters/edward_mulhearn)

_professional_

David Smith and Edward Mulhearn are likely colleagues or associates in reform work or journalism.

### [Edward Mulhearn](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/characters/edward_mulhearn)

_professional_

David Smith and Edward Mulhearn are likely colleagues or associates in reform work or journalism.

## In the story

### [VIII: The Cheap Lodging-Houses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/chapters/viii-the-cheap-lodging-houses)

The 'New York Fagin' who lured and tortured a boy into begging and theft; convicted through the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

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