# Mrs. Archie — The Song of the Lark character guide

> Mrs. Archie in The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** little Mrs. Archie

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Dr. Archie's invalid wife.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/chapters/v)

Mrs. Archie is depicted as stingy, inhospitable, and obsessed with keeping the house clean and dark; she gives Thea a tiny basket for strawberries and is generally mean-spirited.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_song_of_the_lark_se/chapters/xii)

Described as a mean, frizzy little woman whose stinginess and character cause Dr. Archie deep unhappiness.

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

Deceased; her death in a fire is recounted, leading to Archie's move to Denver.

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