# The Young Stranger — How the Other Half Lives character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the young stranger

**First appearance:** 0018-xiv-the-common-herd

## Who they are

A young unknown person, possibly a newcomer to the city.

## In the story

### [VIII: The Cheap Lodging-Houses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/chapters/viii-the-cheap-lodging-houses)

Generic figure representing the many young men who come to New York with honest hopes, only to be corrupted by the lodging-houses.

### [XV: The Problem of the Children](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/how_the_other_half_lives_se/chapters/xv-the-problem-of-the-children)

A little fellow clad in a single rag found stranded at Police Headquarters, symbolizing the flotsam and jetsam of child poverty.

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