# Nancy — Pollyanna Grows Up character guide

> Nancy in Pollyanna Grows Up by Eleanor H. Porter.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0001-pollyanna-grows-up

## Snapshot

The devoted maid who fills the Harrington house with flowers and fusses over everyone, she watches the family's shrinking fortunes with more tenderness than they know.

## Who they are

Nancy arranges flowers in every room, coaxes the household along, and hovers with pleas to be allowed to help out a bit at any time. When Aunt Polly faces dwindling income and the shame of near-poverty in Beldingsville, Nancy's loyalty becomes a quiet counterweight to the old woman's bitter pride. Her small domestic devotions register the human cost of the family's fall and the warmth that survives it.

## Relationships

### [Pollyanna Whittier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/pollyanna_whittier)

_friendship_

Nancy is Pollyanna's devoted maid and friend, who adores her and supports her cheerful outlook.

### [Pollyanna Whittier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/pollyanna_whittier)

_friendship_

Nancy is Pollyanna's devoted maid and friend, who adores her and supports her cheerful outlook.

### [Pollyanna Whittier](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/characters/pollyanna_whittier)

_friendship_

Nancy is Pollyanna's devoted maid and friend, who adores her and supports her cheerful outlook.

## In the story

### [A New Acquaintance](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/chapters/vii-a-new-acquaintance)

Mary (Nancy) reports to Mrs. Carew about Pollyanna's positive influence on trolley car passengers.

### [When Pollyanna Was Expected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/chapters/xvi-when-pollyanna-was-expected)

Now Mrs. Timothy Durgin, she prepares the Harrington homestead with care and expresses deep sympathy for Pollyanna and Aunt Polly's plight.

### [When Pollyanna Came](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pollyanna_grows_up_se/chapters/xvii-when-pollyanna-came)

Welcomes them home with flowers and decorations, is hurt by Aunt Polly's cold reaction, comforts Pollyanna as she cries.

## Links

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