# James Russell Lowell — How the Other Half Lives character guide

> James Russell Lowell in How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jimmy, Probably Jimmy

**First appearance:** 0001-epigraph

## Who they are

A poet or literary figure referenced in the introduction.

## In the story

### [Epigraph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/chapters/epigraph)

Author of the quoted poem, critiquing societal and religious hypocrisy.

### [IV: The Downtown Back-Alleys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/chapters/iv-the-downtown-back-alleys)

Mentioned as 'Jimmy,' a resident who allegedly used the sewers as a shortcut to work each day.

### [Waifs of the City’s Slums](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/chapters/xvi-waifs-of-the-city-s-slums)

Not explicitly mentioned in this chapter.

### [The Street Arab](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/chapters/xvii-the-street-arab)

Referenced as an example of a successful man who rose from poverty, though not directly present in the chapter's narrative.

### [XXII: The Wrecks and the Waste](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/chapters/xxii-the-wrecks-and-the-waste)

Possibly referenced as 'Jimmy' in the context of the song 'Oh! how my heart grows weary' which is sung by an insane woman in the asylum.

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