# Gladys — The Gadfly character guide

> Gladys in The Gadfly by Ethel Voynich.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0010-part-ii-i

## Who they are

A woman Arthur meets in South America.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gadfly_se/chapters/part-i-ii)

Arthur's mother, now deceased, who was protected by the Burton brothers from Julia's cruelty. Her memory lingers in the family dynamics.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_gadfly_se/chapters/part-iii-iv)

Gladys appears in Montanelli's nightmare, associated with a grave and the theme of sacrilege.

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