# Mr. X — The New State character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0009-vii-the-individual

## Who they are

Anonymous placeholder used in theoretical examples.

## Relationships

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

_social_

Mr. X is a minor interlocutor or symbolic figure who appears in dialogue with the narrator.

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

_social_

Mr. X is a minor interlocutor or symbolic figure who appears in dialogue with the narrator.

## 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)

Mentioned as someone who talks so well that it stifles further discussion, illustrating a behavior to avoid in group process.

### [XIII: The Secret of Progress](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_new_state_se/chapters/xiii-the-secret-of-progress)

Used as an example of two flowing streams of activity that must meet for larger ends.

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