# Mrs. Haldin — Under Western Eyes character guide

> Mrs. Haldin in Under Western Eyes by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poor Mrs. Haldin, poor Mrs. Haldin

**First appearance:** 0003-under-western-eyes

## Who they are

The grieving mother of Victor and Nathalie Haldin, living in Russia.

## In the story

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

Mentioned by Haldin as his mother, who is abroad with his sister.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-ii-i)

Frail and silent, she learns of her son's fate through her daughter; her immobility and silence are alarming.

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-ii-ii)

Mentioned as the honoured mother whom Miss Haldin cannot leave alone due to her grief.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-ii-v)

Described as a distracted and suffering mother; the narrator suggests inventing something to cure her grief.

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-iv-ii)

Described as suffering deeply, looking out with mad expectation; the narrator has been avoiding her due to her intense nature.

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/under_western_eyes_se/chapters/part-iv-iii)

Mrs. Haldin is mentioned as being in the drawing-room with Razumov, described as not having shed a tear and seeming disconnected from the world, expecting to see her dead son Victor.

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