# Mamma — Short Fiction character guide

> Mamma in Short Fiction by Leonid Andreyev.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dear Mamma

**First appearance:** 0001-short-fiction

## Who they are

A mother figure in a family narrative.

## Relationships

### [Yura](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/characters/yura)

_family_

Mamma and Yura are mother and son, with a loving but sometimes strained bond.

### [Yura](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/characters/yura)

_family_

Mamma and Yura are mother and son, with a loving but sometimes strained bond.

### [Yura](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/characters/yura)

_family_

Mamma and Yura are mother and son, with a loving but sometimes strained bond.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i)

Feoktista Petrovna, Sashka's mother, is a heavy-drinking, abusive woman who complains about her husband and son, calling them 'statisticians.'

### [The Friend](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/the-friend)

Vladimir's aunt, who lives with him and cares for him and the dog, though she is austere and unforgiving.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii)

Lelya's mother, mentioned as part of the family group at the bungalow.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii)

Called by Lelya to watch Snapper perform; part of the family that adopts Snapper.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iv)

Lelya's mother, who decides Snapper must be left behind and mentions a well-bred puppy offered by the Dogayevs.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/i)

Yura's mother, described as beautiful, kind-hearted, and sometimes tearful; she is the object of Yura's protective feelings.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/ii)

Yura's mother, the birthday celebrant, who dances and interacts with guests, causing Yura both admiration and unease.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/chapters/iii)

Yura's mother is involved in a secret romantic encounter with the officer Yura Mikhailovich, and later comforts Yura with tearful kisses.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/characters/mamma
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_34_se/characters