# Effie — Short Fiction character guide

> Effie in Short Fiction by Fritz Leiber.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Euphemia

**First appearance:** 0030-vii

## Who they are

A female character, often a servant or minor figure.

## In the story

### [Coming Attraction](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/coming-attraction)

The masked girl rescued by Jack; she wears a gray velvet mask and silver nail caps, and is evasive about her identity.

### [A Pail of Air](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/a-pail-of-air)

Referred to as 'Sis' in the chapter, the narrator's sister who is just a child and makes silly squeals.

### [The Moon Is Green](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/the-moon-is-green)

A woman trapped in a stale, controlled life with her husband Hank; she secretly opens the shutters to see the green moon and a beautiful face, and later becomes enamored with Patrick's promises of a transformed world.

### [The 64-Square Madhouse](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/chapters/the-64-square-madhouse)

Observes the green moon, linking to themes of alienation and altered perception.

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