# Paul — How the Other Half Lives character guide

> Paul in How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** St. Paul

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

## Who they are

Biblical figure referenced in moral or religious context.

## In the story

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

Quoted by the author: 'if any man will not work neither shall he eat,' as a principle for dealing with professional beggars.

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

St. Paul is quoted in the context of the almshouse illustrating a lack of natural affection.

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