# Old Mrs. Ross — Oil! character guide

> Old Mrs. Ross in Oil! by Upton Sinclair.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** VII Old Mrs. Ross, old Mrs. Ross, Mrs. Roscoe

**First appearance:** 0001-oil

## Who they are

An elderly matriarch of the Ross family.

## In the story

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

Bunny's grandmother, who protests against him being exposed to business dealings.

### [III: The Drilling](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/iii-the-drilling)

Grandmother, age 75, takes up painting as a hobby, creating a large genteel landscape that hangs in the dining room.

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

At 75, pursues her long-held dream of painting, focusing on genteel scenes.

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

Defies the war fervor by painting Germans drinking beer, refuses to hate the enemy.

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

Grandma expresses bitterness, saying the war is a crime and ends her interest in life.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/chapters/vi)

Locks herself in her studio after Bunny's news, later dies in bed; her final words to Bunny are a warning about the old men's crimes.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/characters/old_mrs_ross
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/oil_se/characters