# Aunt Matilda — The Hoosier Schoolmaster character guide

> Aunt Matilda in The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Edward Eggleston.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Matilda

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-mirandy-hank-and-shocky

## Who they are

An older woman in the community.

## Relationships

### [Ralph Hartsook](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hoosier_schoolmaster_se/characters/ralph_hartsook)

_friendship_

Aunt Matilda is a kind, motherly figure who offers Ralph lodging and support, becoming a trusted confidante.

### [Ralph Hartsook](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hoosier_schoolmaster_se/characters/ralph_hartsook)

_friendship_

Aunt Matilda is a kind, motherly figure who offers Ralph lodging and support, becoming a trusted confidante.

### [Ralph Hartsook](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hoosier_schoolmaster_se/characters/ralph_hartsook)

_friendship_

Aunt Matilda is a kind, motherly figure who offers Ralph lodging and support, becoming a trusted confidante.

## In the story

### [Pancakes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hoosier_schoolmaster_se/chapters/xxii-pancakes)

Hosts Ralph, but refuses to consider housing Shocky's mother, showing her obsession with cleanliness and social propriety.

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