Short Fiction · Character

Mrs. Green

Woman in stories, often a wife or mother.

minor

Also known as Conrad Green, Green, Mrs. Conrad Green, Connie

First appearance: my roomy

Mrs. Green shows up with force in II: Starting Gaily. The page is where that presence becomes real.

The mother, who comments on the thirst and the abnormal school, and changes the subject to the League of Nations.

Mrs. Green first appears in 0000 my roomy.

In II: Starting Gaily: The mother, who comments on the thirst and the abnormal school, and changes the subject to the League of Nations.

Later, in III: Erie Lake: Mother, exchanges witty remarks with her husband during the voyage.

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II: Starting Gaily
The mother, who comments on the thirst and the abnormal school, and changes the subject to the League of Nations.
III: Erie Lake
Mother, exchanges witty remarks with her husband during the voyage.
V: My Father’s Idear
The mother, who sarcastically comments on the father's plan and suggests turning back after the dead end.
VII: Hudson
Mother, requests an early wake-up call.
VIII: Hudson to Yonkers 106.5
The mother, who reads the guidebook and asks questions about the towns.
A Caddy's Diary
A member who cheats at golf by moving her ball for a better lie.
Cinderella
The cruel stepmother who favors her own daughters and mistreats Cinderella.
A Day with Conrad Green
The former Marjorie Manning, Green's young wife, who is frustrated with the social circles she is forced to navigate.
IX: Yale, Beaten by Blind Boys
Mrs. Stevens, the laundress at the Grudge house, who engages in banter with the narrator.
Dinner
A guest at the dinner party, referred to as Miss Rell. She is a talkative blonde who dominates the conversation with stories about bridge, flying with Lindbergh, and her family in Chicago.
Contract
A bridge player who acts childishly, calling her husband 'Daddy' and making gushing, critical comments about Shelton's play. She is described as a 'child-wife'.

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