# Mrs. Scripps — Short Fiction character guide

> Mrs. Scripps in Short Fiction by Ernest Hemingway.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the elderly Mrs. Scripps

**First appearance:** 0034-the-torrents-of-spring

## Who they are

Scripps O'Neil's elderly mother, a minor character in The Torrents of Spring.

## In the story

### [The Doctor and the Doctor’s Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_15_se/chapters/the-doctor-and-the-doctor-s-wife)

The doctor's wife, a Christian Scientist who urges her husband to control his temper.

### [Soldier's Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_15_se/chapters/soldier-s-home)

Krebs's mother, who worries about his lack of ambition and tries to guide him back to a purposeful life and faith.

### [The Struggle for Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_15_se/chapters/the-struggle-for-life)

Elderly Mrs. Scripps, present at the beanery, comments on Mandy's story.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_15_se/chapters/vii)

The elderly waitress accepts Scripps's declaration and they leave together as man and woman.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_15_se/chapters/viii)

Marries Scripps, now his wife, and gently guides his choices.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_15_se/chapters/ix)

Formerly an elderly waitress, now Scripps's wife; anxiously tries to hold his attention by reading literary magazines.

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