# Mr. A — The New State character guide

> Mr. A in The New State by Mary Parker Follett.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** A

**First appearance:** 0013-xi-the-self-and-others-illusion

## Who they are

Anonymous placeholder used in theoretical examples.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/narrator)

_psychological_

Mr. A dominates the narrator's consciousness, representing an internalized authority or ideological obsession that drives the narrative.

### [We the People](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/we_the_people)

_psychological_

Mr. A engages with 'We the People' as a rhetorical device, often manipulating or defining the collective identity.

### [Mr. B](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/mr_b)

_rivalry_

Mr. A and Mr. B are ideological opponents, representing conflicting political or philosophical positions.

### [T. H. Green](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/t_h_green)

_professional_

Mr. A references T. H. Green as a philosophical authority, likely in discussions of idealism and political theory.

### [Roscoe Pound](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/roscoe_pound)

_professional_

Mr. A and Roscoe Pound are aligned as legal theorists, with Mr. A invoking Pound's sociological approach.

### [Hegel](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/hegel)

_friendship_

Hegel's philosophy is a key influence on Mr. A, who adopts and defends Hegelian ideas.

### [Jörn Uhl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/jorn_uhl)

_psychological_

Jörn Uhl appears as a literary or symbolic reference that Mr. A uses to illustrate a point about individuality or society.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/narrator)

_psychological_

Mr. A dominates the narrator's consciousness, representing an internalized authority or ideological obsession that drives the narrative.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/narrator)

_psychological_

Mr. A dominates the narrator's consciousness, representing an internalized authority or ideological obsession that drives the narrative.

### [We the People](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/we_the_people)

_psychological_

Mr. A engages with 'We the People' as a rhetorical device, often manipulating or defining the collective identity.

### [Mr. B](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/mr_b)

_rivalry_

Mr. A and Mr. B are ideological opponents, representing conflicting political or philosophical positions.

### [Mr. B](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/mr_b)

_rivalry_

Mr. A and Mr. B are ideological opponents, representing conflicting political or philosophical positions.

## In the story

### [II: The Group Process: The Collective Idea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/ii-the-group-process-the-collective-idea)

Used as an example of a committee member whose idea interpenetrates with others to form the group idea.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters/mr_a
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- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/characters