# The Wanderer — The Enormous Room character guide

> The Wanderer in The Enormous Room by E. E. Cummings.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Wanderer, VIII The Wanderer, O Wanderer

**First appearance:** 0009-viii-the-wanderer

## Who they are

A mysterious, solitary prisoner who roams the camp.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enormous_room_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

The Wanderer is a transient and enigmatic figure in the prison, with whom the narrator has frequent but superficial interactions.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enormous_room_se/characters/narrator)

_social_

The Wanderer is a transient and enigmatic figure in the prison, with whom the narrator has frequent but superficial interactions.

## In the story

### [VIII: The Wanderer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enormous_room_se/chapters/viii-the-wanderer)

A gypsy prisoner separated from his wife and children; described as having great king's eyes, golden hands, and a shirt of solid vermilion; weeps bitterly at the commission's judgment.

### [X: Surplice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enormous_room_se/chapters/x-surplice)

Also selected for transfer to Précigne; weeps frantically while Monsieur Pet-airs writes letters.

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