# Ellen Butts — Mark Rutherford’s Deliverance character guide

> Ellen Butts in Mark Rutherford’s Deliverance by Mark Rutherford.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Ellen, Butts

**First appearance:** 0003-i-newspapers

## Who they are

A young woman bound to the Butts family, whose personal story quietly tests Rutherford's sympathies and his instinct for entangling himself in other people's troubles.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mark_rutherford_s_deliverance_se/characters/narrator)

_romantic_

Ellen Butts is the narrator's beloved, representing a deep, idealized romantic attachment that shapes his emotional life.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mark_rutherford_s_deliverance_se/characters/narrator)

_romantic_

Ellen Butts is the narrator's beloved, representing a deep, idealized romantic attachment that shapes his emotional life.

## In the story

### [Mark Rutherford's Deliverance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mark_rutherford_s_deliverance_se/chapters/mark-rutherford-s-deliverance)

Marries Butts; her life illustrates love and connection amidst hardship.

### [VII: Qui Dedit in Mari Viam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mark_rutherford_s_deliverance_se/chapters/vii-qui-dedit-in-mari-viam)

Responds to the advertisement, meets Rutherford, and is overcome with emotion upon recognizing him.

### [VIII: Flagellum Non Approquinabit Tabernaculo Tuo](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mark_rutherford_s_deliverance_se/chapters/viii-flagellum-non-approquinabit-tabernaculo-tuo)

Married to the narrator; her religious feelings and love provide solace and meaning to his life.

### [IX: Holidays](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/mark_rutherford_s_deliverance_se/chapters/ix-holidays)

Rutherford's wife; suffers from typhoid fever and is nursed by Marie and others.

## Links

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