# Old Mattsson — Short Fiction character guide

> Old Mattsson in Short Fiction by Selma Lagerlöf.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mattsson

**First appearance:** 0082-the-wedding-march

## Who they are

An elderly man, possibly a farmer or local figure.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/chapters/ii)

The old Mayor who leads the prisoners to jail and reflects on the town's violent past and his own regrets.

### [His Mother's Portrait](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_50_se/chapters/his-mother-s-portrait)

The elderly pilot who obeys his mother's portrait's command to marry, despite past failures and public ridicule.

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