# Pa — Short Fiction character guide

> Pa in Short Fiction by Fritz Leiber.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0020-the-last-letter

## Who they are

A paternal figure in one or more stories.

## Relationships

### [Ma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/characters/ma)

_family_

Ma and Pa are a long-married couple whose relationship is defined by quiet routine and unspoken affection.

### [Ma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/characters/ma)

_family_

Ma and Pa are a long-married couple whose relationship is defined by quiet routine and unspoken affection.

### [Ma](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_19_se/characters/ma)

_family_

Ma and Pa are a long-married couple whose relationship is defined by quiet routine and unspoken affection.

## In the story

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

The father and chief guardian of the fire, who tells a philosophical story about the value of life and is the first to react when the strangers enter.

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