# Nathan Todd — The Country of the Pointed Firs character guide

> Nathan Todd in The Country of the Pointed Firs by Sarah Orne Jewett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poor Nathan, Nathan

**First appearance:** 0012-xiii-poor-joanna

## Who they are

Joanna's former lover who left her, leading to her isolation.

## Relationships

### [Joanna Todd](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/joanna_todd)

_family_

Joanna Todd was Nathan Todd's sister, and her tragic isolation was partly triggered by his failed romantic involvement with her friend.

### [Mrs. Blackett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/characters/mrs_blackett)

_family_

Mrs. Blackett was Nathan Todd's mother-in-law, and she remembers him with a mixture of pity and sadness for his difficult nature.

## In the story

### [XIV: The Hermitage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_country_of_the_pointed_firs_se/chapters/xiv-the-hermitage)

Mentioned as Joanna's former friend; Mrs. Todd gives Joanna a coral pin that belonged to Nathan.

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