# Mother — The Journal of a Disappointed Man character guide

> Mother in The Journal of a Disappointed Man by W. N. P. Barbellion.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Dear Mother, darling Mother, Darling Mother

**First appearance:** 0003-part-i-at-home

## Who they are

The diarist's mother, addressed in his pages as 'darling Mother,' a steady domestic presence against the wilder currents of his roaming, observing, and brooding.

## Relationships

### [Dad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/dad)

_family_

Parents of Barbellion, with a close but often strained domestic partnership.

### [Lucy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/lucy)

_family_

Lucy is likely a daughter or close relative of Mother, with a caring but possibly tense bond.

### [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/the_doctor)

_professional_

Mother seeks The Doctor's help for family health concerns, with a worried and dependent attitude.

### [E⸺](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/e)

_family_

E⸺ is likely a sibling or close relative of Mother, with a supportive but sometimes strained bond.

### [R⸺](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/r)

_family_

Mother and R⸺ are likely parent and child, with a nurturing but occasionally tense relationship.

### [Maria](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/maria)

_social_

Maria is a friend or servant of Mother, with a loyal and helpful but subordinate role.

### [Pachmann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/pachmann)

_social_

Mother and Pachmann are village acquaintances who exchange pleasantries and local news.

### [Dad](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/characters/dad)

_family_

Parents of Barbellion, with a close but often strained domestic partnership.

## In the story

### [Part I: At Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/chapters/part-i-at-home)

Mother is mentioned in a domestic scene, looking up over her spectacles and saying 'William, William, they’ll hear in the street presently.'

### [Part II: In London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_journal_of_a_disappointed_man_se/chapters/part-ii-in-london)

Not directly present but referenced in the context of past journal entries.

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