# Lena Mainz — Three Lives character guide

> Lena Mainz in Three Lives by Gertrude Stein.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Lena, the Gentle Lena, poor Lena

**First appearance:** 0007-the-gentle-lena

## Who they are

A docile, passive German girl who becomes a servant and later a wife.

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