First, she is the daughter of a butcher and mother of Polly and Jack. Next, she is separated from her husband and is the owner of the Boarding House. Then, when she finds out about her daughter’s affair, she wants reparations, not in the form of money but in marriage, for the loss of her daughter’s honor. After that, she is a manipulative woman. She has a greater role than what is shown on the surface. Finally, she demands equal treatment for men and women as she feels that men should pay for their actions by marriage.