# Unknown Narrator — North of Boston character guide

> Unknown Narrator in North of Boston by Robert Frost.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** your, mine, myself, yours

**First appearance:** 0001-the-pasture

## Snapshot

The voice who finds Silas huddled at the barn door and drags him in, then pleads his case to a skeptical husband over the kitchen table.

## Who they are

This narrator is the farm wife who discovers the worn-out Silas asleep against the barn and brings him inside, giving him tea and trying to coax him into talk. Her loyalty to the old man puts her at odds with Warren, who wants only to know whether Silas actually came to ditch the meadow. Her tender, stubborn defense of Silas's self-respect sets the emotional stakes of the household drama that follows.

## In the story

### [The Pasture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_of_boston_se/chapters/the-pasture)

The speaker who invites a companion to join in tending the pasture spring and the calf.

### [North of Boston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_of_boston_se/chapters/north-of-boston)

The speaker who observes and recounts the scenes and conversations throughout the collection.

### [Mending Wall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_of_boston_se/chapters/mending-wall)

The speaker who initiates the wall mending and questions its purpose.

### [The Mountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_of_boston_se/chapters/the-mountain)

The speaker who describes the mountain and converses with the farmer.

### [Home Burial](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_of_boston_se/chapters/home-burial)

The husband who speaks to his wife Amy, trying to understand her grief and prevent her from leaving.

### [The Black Cottage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_of_boston_se/chapters/the-black-cottage)

The speaker who accompanies the minister to the cottage and listens to his reflections.

### [Blueberries](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_of_boston_se/chapters/blueberries)

The primary speaker who describes seeing the blueberries and encountering Loren.

### [A Servant to Servants](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_of_boston_se/chapters/a-servant-to-servants)

The speaker, a woman who confides her struggles and family history to a visitor camping on her land.

### [After Apple-Picking](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_of_boston_se/chapters/after-apple-picking)

The speaker of the poem, an apple picker who is overtired and drifting into a dreamlike sleep after the harvest.

### [The Code](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_of_boston_se/chapters/the-code)

The town-bred farmer who fails to understand the local labor code and makes an innocent comment that offends James.

### [The Housekeeper](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_of_boston_se/chapters/the-housekeeper)

The speaker who visits the housekeeper and learns about Estelle's departure.

### [The Fear](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_of_boston_se/chapters/the-fear)

The woman, whose name is not given, is the primary speaker, driven by fear and a need to confront the perceived intruder.

### [The Wood-Pile](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_of_boston_se/chapters/the-wood-pile)

The speaker who ventures into the frozen swamp, observes the bird, and contemplates the abandoned woodpile.

### [Good Hours](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/north_of_boston_se/chapters/good-hours)

The speaker who walks alone through the village on a winter evening, observing the cottages and their inhabitants from outside.

## Links

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