# Alfred — The Last Man character guide

> Alfred in The Last Man by Mary Shelley.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** dear Alfred

**First appearance:** 0002-the-last-man

## Who they are

A young man who becomes a close companion to the narrator during the plague years.

## Relationships

### [Clara](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/characters/clara)

_family_

Alfred is Clara's nephew, and their bond is that of a loving aunt and child.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-ii-iv)

Lionel and Idris's nine-year-old son, begins school at Eton, showing promise and virtue.

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-ii-vi)

Lionel and Idris's son; his birthday is celebrated at the fair, and he listens intently to the Italian's story.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-ii-vii)

One of the children; mentioned as a favourite of the deceased nurse.

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_last_man_se/chapters/volume-iii-ii)

Dies of plague; his body is found by Lionel.

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