# Papa — The Perennial Bachelor character guide

> Papa in The Perennial Bachelor by Anne Parrish.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-perennial-bachelor

## Who they are

The father figure in the Campion household, often referenced.

## Relationships

### [Mamma Campion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/characters/mamma_campion)

_family_

Mamma and Papa are married, and their relationship is traditional, with Papa often passive and Mamma managing the household.

### [Maggie Campion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/characters/maggie_campion)

_family_

Maggie is Papa's daughter, and she shares a gentle, respectful bond with him, often mediating between him and Mamma.

### [Mamma Campion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/characters/mamma_campion)

_family_

Mamma and Papa are married, and their relationship is traditional, with Papa often passive and Mamma managing the household.

### [Maggie Campion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/characters/maggie_campion)

_family_

Maggie is Papa's daughter, and she shares a gentle, respectful bond with him, often mediating between him and Mamma.

### [Maggie Campion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/characters/maggie_campion)

_family_

Maggie is Papa's daughter, and she shares a gentle, respectful bond with him, often mediating between him and Mamma.

### [Mamma Campion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/characters/mamma_campion)

_family_

Mamma and Papa are married, and their relationship is traditional, with Papa often passive and Mamma managing the household.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/chapters/i)

Away in New York, returning for his birthday; modern and full of upsetting ideas.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_perennial_bachelor_se/chapters/iii)

Returns home for his birthday, receives gifts, sings with Mamma, and dies after being thrown from his new mare.

## Links

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