# Mrs. Astor — How the Other Half Lives character guide

> Mrs. Astor in How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0024-xx-the-working-girls-of-new-york

## Who they are

A wealthy socialite mentioned in contrast to tenement life.

## Relationships

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

_social_

Mrs. Astor and The Boy have a distant or observational relationship, likely highlighting class differences.

## In the story

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

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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