# Mamma Menzies — Oil! character guide

> Mamma Menzies in Oil! by Upton Sinclair.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mamma, Mamma Menzies

**First appearance:** 0001-oil

## Who they are

The mother of Rachel Menzies.

## Relationships

### [Bunny Ross](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/characters/bunny_ross)

_social_

Bunny and Mamma Menzies have a neighborly, respectful relationship as family friends.

### [Bunny Ross](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/characters/bunny_ross)

_social_

Bunny and Mamma Menzies have a neighborly, respectful relationship as family friends.

### [Bunny Ross](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/characters/bunny_ross)

_social_

Bunny and Mamma Menzies have a neighborly, respectful relationship as family friends.

## In the story

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

An orthodox Jewess who keeps feast days and prays for her lost ones.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/vii)

Distrustful of Bunny, breaks into Yiddish accusations about his intentions.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/viii)

Distraught over Jacob's injury, wailing in Yiddish.

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