# Mrs. Matilda White — The Hoosier Schoolmaster character guide

> Mrs. Matilda White in The Hoosier Schoolmaster by Edward Eggleston.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. White

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-a-spell-coming

## Who they are

A woman in the community, mentioned in passing.

## In the story

### [XXIV: The Good Samaritan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_hoosier_schoolmaster_se/chapters/xxiv-the-good-samaritan)

Shows religious hypocrisy, criticizing the charitable act because the recipient was not a Methodist, despite her own lack of genuine piety.

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