# Mrs. Burney — Soldiers’ Pay character guide

> Mrs. Burney in Soldiers’ Pay by William Faulkner.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** IV Mrs. Burney

**First appearance:** 0018-iv

## Who they are

A local woman in the social circle.

## In the story

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

Grieves her son, finds temporary comfort in Margaret's presence and shared loss.

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

Visits the rectory in her neat black dress, grieving her son Dewey and feeling a mix of pride and sorrow.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/v)

Grieves her son Dewey, confronts a surviving officer, and seeks reassurance about Dewey's death.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/v)

Grieving mother who confronts Margaret with gossip and her own loss, revealing her bitterness and curiosity about Donald's condition.

### [VII: Voices](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/soldiers_pay_se/chapters/vii-voices)

Grieves for her son Dewey, blaming others for not protecting him.

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