# Mother — The Moon Maid character guide

> Mother in The Moon Maid by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** poor Mother

**First appearance:** 0016-part-ii-the-moon-men

## Snapshot

The mother of the Julian line, she anchors a family saga that stretches from a world mad with peace to the silent plains of the Moon.

## Who they are

Mother belongs to the Julian household whose generations carry the story across centuries, a quiet presence in a family defined by war and exploration. Her world is one where peace has finally come and no one knows what to do with it, where the young are trained only for conflict and the old can barely remember stillness. She matters because the saga is built on lineage, and her place in it reminds the reader that the Moon voyage is not just adventure but inheritance.

## Relationships

### [Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_maid_se/characters/father)

_family_

Father and Mother are a married couple, forming the central parental unit in the family dynamic.

### [Peter Johansen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_maid_se/characters/peter_johansen)

_family_

Mother and Peter Johansen are family members, likely parent and child, with a nurturing bond.

### [Peter Johansen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_maid_se/characters/peter_johansen)

_family_

Mother and Peter Johansen are family members, likely parent and child, with a nurturing bond.

### [Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_maid_se/characters/father)

_family_

Father and Mother are a married couple, forming the central parental unit in the family dynamic.

## In the story

### [Back to "The Barsoom"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_maid_se/chapters/xiv-back-to-the-barsoom)

Nah-ee-lah's mother, found dead by her own hand across Sagroth's body.

### [The Flag](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_maid_se/chapters/i-the-flag)

Elizabeth James, Julian's mother, who weaves cloth from goat fleece.

### [V: The Court-Martial](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_maid_se/chapters/v-the-court-martial)

Julian's mother, who is distressed and crying when he returns home.

### [VII: The Arrest of Julian 8th](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_maid_se/chapters/vii-the-arrest-of-julian-8th)

Julian's mother; informs Julian and Juana of Father's arrest.

### [VIII: I Horsewhip an Officer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_maid_se/chapters/viii-i-horsewhip-an-officer)

Julian's mother; receives news of her husband's sentence, is attacked by Peter Johansen, and urges Julian to kill him.

### [IX: Revolution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_maid_se/chapters/ix-revolution)

Flees home with Julian and Juana; sad to leave her neighbors.

### [I: The Desert Clans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_moon_maid_se/chapters/i-the-desert-clans)

Mother is the mother of Julian 20th, who expresses concern about his plan to move into the valley and urges him to leave a son before the expedition.

## Links

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