# Ole Benson — My Ántonia character guide

> Ole Benson in My Ántonia by Willa Cather.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Ole, Poor Ole

**First appearance:** 0025-i

## Who they are

A Norwegian farmhand who is infatuated with Lena Lingard and later drowns.

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