# Aunt Bess — John Brown’s Body character guide

> Aunt Bess in John Brown’s Body by Stephen Vincent Benét.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Fat Aunt Bess

**First appearance:** 0006-book-ii

## Who they are

An enslaved cook or domestic worker on the Wingate plantation.

## Relationships

### [Ned](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/john_brown_s_body_se/characters/ned)

_family_

Aunt Bess is Ned's maternal figure, providing care and guidance in a familial, protective relationship.

### [Will](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/john_brown_s_body_se/characters/will)

_family_

Aunt Bess is Will's relative, acting as a nurturing and authoritative family figure.

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