# Jesus Christ — How the Other Half Lives character guide

> Jesus Christ in How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Christ, Jesus

**First appearance:** 0023-xix-the-harvest-of-tares

## Who they are

Religious figure referenced in moral or reform contexts.

## In the story

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

Presented as the figure who identifies with the poor and marginalized, challenging the hypocrisy of the powerful.

### [I: Genesis of the Tenement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/chapters/i-genesis-of-the-tenement)

Referenced in the phrase 'wealthy, Christian city' to highlight the irony of poverty amid religious affluence.

### [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)

Referenced in the context of 'Christian civilization' and the moral failure implied by child abandonment.

### [XXI: Pauperism in the Tenements](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/chapters/xxi-pauperism-in-the-tenements)

Referenced indirectly through the 'tribe of Ishmael' metaphor, though not directly named in the excerpt.

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

Referenced indirectly through St. Paul's description of the 'last days' as applied to the almshouse population by a missionary.

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