# Grandmother — Martin Birck’s Youth character guide

> Grandmother in Martin Birck’s Youth by Hjalmar Söderberg.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** grandmother

**First appearance:** 0025-ix

## Who they are

Martin's grandmother, a family elder who appears in his childhood memories.

## Relationships

### [Martin Birck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/martin_birck_s_youth_se/characters/martin_birck)

_family_

His grandmother provides warmth and a link to the past, but her old-fashioned views also create distance.

### [Miss Oldhusen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/martin_birck_s_youth_se/characters/miss_oldhusen)

_social_

Grandmother and Miss Oldhusen are acquaintances who share gossip and maintain social rituals.

### [Martin Birck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/martin_birck_s_youth_se/characters/martin_birck)

_family_

His grandmother provides warmth and a link to the past, but her old-fashioned views also create distance.

### [Miss Oldhusen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/martin_birck_s_youth_se/characters/miss_oldhusen)

_social_

Grandmother and Miss Oldhusen are acquaintances who share gossip and maintain social rituals.

### [Martin Birck](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/martin_birck_s_youth_se/characters/martin_birck)

_family_

His grandmother provides warmth and a link to the past, but her old-fashioned views also create distance.

## In the story

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

Grandmother sits by the window reading the paper and tells a story about Miss Oldhusen's kleptomania.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/martin_birck_s_youth_se/chapters/v)

Declares Martin is tired and sleepy, and comments on Heggbom's death.

## Links

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