How the Other Half Lives · Character
Mrs. Astor
A wealthy socialite mentioned in contrast to tenement life.
minor
First appearance: xx the working girls of new york
Mrs. Astor's tie to The Boy is one of the pressures that moves How the Other Half Lives—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as a great friend of homeless children who sent out over thirteen hundred boys to good homes and left funds to continue her work.
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With The Boy (social): Mrs. Astor and The Boy have a distant or observational relationship, likely highlighting class differences. In The Street Arab: Mentioned as a great friend of homeless children who sent out over…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Authority Figures and Ethnic Types
- Tenement Inhabitants and Reformers
- Protagonist
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- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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social · ambivalent
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