# Some Stranger — The Mother character guide

> Some Stranger in The Mother by Pearl S. Buck.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** some stranger who wrote to tell the news

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

Anonymous figure who delivers news via letter.

## Relationships

### [The Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mother_se/characters/the_man)

_social_

A fleeting and transactional acquaintance, often involving the stranger as a witness or pawn in the man's schemes.

### [The Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mother_se/characters/the_mother)

_social_

A brief and often intrusive encounter, with the stranger representing external judgment or temptation.

### [The Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mother_se/characters/the_man)

_social_

A fleeting and transactional acquaintance, often involving the stranger as a witness or pawn in the man's schemes.

### [The Mother](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mother_se/characters/the_mother)

_social_

A brief and often intrusive encounter, with the stranger representing external judgment or temptation.

### [The Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mother_se/characters/the_man)

_social_

A fleeting and transactional acquaintance, often involving the stranger as a witness or pawn in the man's schemes.

## In the story

### [The Letter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_mother_se/chapters/vi)

The letter carrier who delivers the letter.

## Links

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