# Mrs. Drehten — Three Lives character guide

> Mrs. Drehten in Three Lives by Gertrude Stein.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** good Mrs. Drehten

**First appearance:** 0002-the-good-anna

## Who they are

A German woman who boards with Anna and later becomes her companion.

## In the story

### [III: The Death of the Good Anna](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_lives_se/chapters/iii-the-death-of-the-good-anna)

Anna's closest remaining friend; she visits Anna, advises her to rest, and later informs Miss Mathilda of Anna's death.

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