# Mrs. Thompson — The Way of All Flesh character guide

> Mrs. Thompson in The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Mrs. Thompson

**First appearance:** 0053-li

## Who they are

A landlady or neighbor in London.

## In the story

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_way_of_all_flesh_se/chapters/xv)

A dying cottager who fears Hell and pleads for reassurance, but is only given orthodox doctrine by Theobald.

### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_way_of_all_flesh_se/chapters/xxi)

Visited by Theobald, who tells her that her sins are washed white.

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