# Mrs. John Pearce — Short Fiction character guide

> Mrs. John Pearce in Short Fiction by Daphne du Maurier.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** John

**First appearance:** 0002-a-man-of-straw

## Who they are

A married woman mentioned briefly, possibly a background character.

## Relationships

### [The Woman](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_12_se/characters/the_woman)

_social_

Mrs. John Pearce and The Woman share a social connection, possibly as friends or rivals in the same circle.

### [Monkton](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_12_se/characters/monkton)

_social_

Monkton and Mrs. John Pearce are minor social acquaintances.

## In the story

### [The Supreme Artist](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_12_se/chapters/the-supreme-artist)

The woman from the actor's past, now married with four children, who visits him after thirty years. She is content and practical, contrasting with his dramatic nostalgia.

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