# The Bohemian — How the Other Half Lives character guide

> The Bohemian in How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Bohemian

**First appearance:** 0016-xii-the-bohemians-tenement-house-cigarmaking

## Who they are

A representative Bohemian immigrant, often a cigar maker.

## In the story

### [The Mixed Crowd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/chapters/iii-the-mixed-crowd)

Bohemians are depicted as poor but thrifty, struggling in East Side tenements, with no wealthy members of their race.

### [XII: The Bohemians—Tenement-House Cigarmaking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/chapters/xii-the-bohemians-tenement-house-cigarmaking)

The central figure of the chapter, representing the exploited Bohemian cigarmakers who work long hours in tenement factories under oppressive conditions.

### [XIV: The Common Herd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/chapters/xiv-the-common-herd)

Implied in the discussion of tenement blocks and the mixed crowd, though not explicitly named.

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