The word "ruth" in literature is fascinating because it functions on more than one level. At times it designates a character—a steadfast individual or interlocutor in dialogue, as seen when a woman named Ruth confidently asserts her independence [1] or when her presence punctuates a conversation with immediacy and emotion [2][3]. In other contexts, the term carries the older sense of compassion or pity, imbuing passages with a moral quality that speaks to mercy and restraint, as in the lyrical verse declaring that “with ruth and some with envy come” [4] or the invocation of pity when “ruth wrings me to the core” [5]. This dual usage enriches literary works by blending personal identity with a broader metaphorical resonance, whether in biblical narratives where Ruth identifies as a handmaid [6] or in epic texts where the call for mercy underscores the human condition [7][8].