# Mrs. Champ Perry — Main Street character guide

> Mrs. Champ Perry in Main Street by Sinclair Lewis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Mrs. Champ Perry, Mrs. Perry

**First appearance:** 0017-iv

## Who they are

Champ Perry's gentle, old-fashioned wife.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/i)

Shows kindness to Carol during the meeting, stroking her hand and whispering encouragement.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/iv)

Mrs. Champ Perry, a pioneer woman, gently dismisses Carol's reform ideas, defending the town's current state and traditional ways.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/iii)

Aged pioneer living in cramped rooms above a store; shares her philosophy with Carol.

### [Chapter IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/iv)

Fades into the background along with her husband.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/i)

Bustles in to lend Carol 'Ben Hur' as a means of preventing future infant immorality.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/main_street_se/chapters/i)

Dies suddenly of pneumonia, prompting a small funeral procession.

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