# Blandmour — Short Fiction character guide

> Blandmour in Short Fiction by Herman Melville.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** poet Blandmour, dear Blandmour

**First appearance:** 0013-poor-man-s-pudding-and-rich-man-s-crumbs

## Who they are

A poet who romanticizes poverty and the simple life in his conversations.

## Relationships

### [The Narrator (Bartleby)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/characters/the_narrator_bartleby)

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Blandmour is a naive optimist who insists on the goodness of nature and humanity, contrasting with the narrator's darker views.

### [The Narrator (Bartleby)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/characters/the_narrator_bartleby)

_social_

Blandmour is a naive optimist who insists on the goodness of nature and humanity, contrasting with the narrator's darker views.

### [The Narrator (Bartleby)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/characters/the_narrator_bartleby)

_social_

Blandmour is a naive optimist who insists on the goodness of nature and humanity, contrasting with the narrator's darker views.

## In the story

### [Poor Man’s Pudding and Rich Man’s Crumbs](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/chapters/poor-man-s-pudding-and-rich-man-s-crumbs)

A poet who romanticizes poverty, prompting the narrator's critical response.

### [Picture First: Poor Man's Pudding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_28_se/chapters/picture-first-poor-man-s-pudding)

A poet who idealizes poverty, calling snow 'Poor Man's Manure' and rainwater 'Poor Man's Egg,' but is unaware of the true hardships.

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