# Mrs. Fredericka Batjer — The Titan character guide

> Mrs. Fredericka Batjer in The Titan by Theodore Dreiser.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mrs. Fredericka Batjer, Mrs. Batjer

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-new-city

## Who they are

Woman who manages a boarding house where Cowperwood stays.

## In the story

### [LIII: A Declaration of Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_titan_se/chapters/liii-a-declaration-of-love)

Terrified by Berenice's plan to work; writes to Cowperwood for help.

### [LVI: The Ordeal of Berenice](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_titan_se/chapters/lvi-the-ordeal-of-berenice)

Advises Berenice against professional dancing, warning of social consequences; represents the societal view of poverty as a danger.

### [LX: The Net](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_titan_se/chapters/lx-the-net)

A supposed friend who sails for Italy without informing Berenice, signaling her social exclusion.

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