# Baby Albert — Poetry character guide

> Baby Albert in Poetry by Langston Hughes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Albert

**First appearance:** 0207-baby

## Who they are

A child figure mentioned in a poem about innocence or loss.

## Relationships

### [Misery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/characters/misery)

_family_

Baby Albert is closely tied to Misery, likely as a child or dependent figure in a tragic family dynamic.

### [Misery](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/characters/misery)

_family_

Baby Albert is closely tied to Misery, likely as a child or dependent figure in a tragic family dynamic.

## In the story

### [Baby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/chapters/baby)

The child being warned not to play in the road.

## Links

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