# Mother — Poetry character guide

> Mother in Poetry by Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-slave-girl-s-address-to-her-mother

## Who they are

A grieving mother addressed by her enslaved daughter in a poem.

## In the story

### [The Grave of the Slave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_20_se/chapters/the-grave-of-the-slave)

Implied absence—no child to bemoan the slave's death, highlighting isolation.

### [The Slave Girl's Address to Her Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_20_se/chapters/the-slave-girl-s-address-to-her-mother)

The mother is comforted by her daughter and mourns their lost home and freedom.

### [A Mother’s Grief](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_20_se/chapters/a-mother-s-grief)

The grieving mother who laments the loss of her son, her last remaining hope and the treasure of her widow's heart.

### [The Slave Girl’s Farewell](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_20_se/chapters/the-slave-girl-s-farewell)

The mother left behind in the West Indies, weeping as her daughter is taken away.

## Links

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