# Mother — The Homemaker character guide

> Mother in The Homemaker by Dorothy Canfield Fisher.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-i

## Who they are

A maternal figure in the family background.

## Relationships

### [Stephen Knapp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_homemaker_se/characters/stephen_knapp)

_family_

Mother (likely Evangeline) is often impatient and critical toward Stephen, creating a tense dynamic.

### [Helen Knapp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_homemaker_se/characters/helen_knapp)

_family_

Helen and her mother Evangeline have a strained relationship, with Helen often challenging her mother's harshness.

### [Henry Knapp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_homemaker_se/characters/henry_knapp)

_family_

Henry has a respectful but somewhat distant relationship with his mother Evangeline, often deferring to her authority.

### [Helen Knapp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_homemaker_se/characters/helen_knapp)

_family_

Helen and her mother Evangeline have a strained relationship, with Helen often challenging her mother's harshness.

### [Helen Knapp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_homemaker_se/characters/helen_knapp)

_family_

Helen and her mother Evangeline have a strained relationship, with Helen often challenging her mother's harshness.

### [Henry Knapp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_homemaker_se/characters/henry_knapp)

_family_

Henry has a respectful but somewhat distant relationship with his mother Evangeline, often deferring to her authority.

### [Stephen Knapp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_homemaker_se/characters/stephen_knapp)

_family_

Mother (likely Evangeline) is often impatient and critical toward Stephen, creating a tense dynamic.

### [Henry Knapp](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_homemaker_se/characters/henry_knapp)

_family_

Henry has a respectful but somewhat distant relationship with his mother Evangeline, often deferring to her authority.

## In the story

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

Mother is portrayed as a strict, controlling figure who scrubs floors and enforces cleanliness. She took Stephen's Teddy to wash it, causing him great distress, and her presence fills the home with tension.

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