# Peter — Three Lives character guide

> Peter in Three Lives by Gertrude Stein.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** this Peter

**First appearance:** 0006-melanctha

## Who they are

A young man who briefly courts Melanctha.

## Relationships

### [Anna Federner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_lives_se/characters/anna_federner)

_romantic_

Anna has a brief, unsatisfying romantic involvement with Peter, a man who fails to meet her emotional needs.

### [Anna Federner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_lives_se/characters/anna_federner)

_romantic_

Anna has a brief, unsatisfying romantic involvement with Peter, a man who fails to meet her emotional needs.

### [Anna Federner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_lives_se/characters/anna_federner)

_romantic_

Anna has a brief, unsatisfying romantic involvement with Peter, a man who fails to meet her emotional needs.

## 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 dog; she hopes Miss Mathilda will take him when she returns.

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