Who is Mr. and Mrs. Macauley, Bess Macauley from The Human Comedy and what is their importance? The_Human_Comedy_(novel) English & Literature "Mr. and Mrs. Macauley

Mr. and Mrs. Macauley are the parents of Marcus, Homer and Ulysses, while Bess is the boys' sister. Mrs. Macauley is warm, profoundly wise, and compassionately devoted to the well-being of her children. Bess is somewhat flighty but sensitive enough to the ways of the world to respond with compassion of her own when confronted with what she believes to be suffering, specifically, the loneliness of soldiers.