# Jane — Five Children and It character guide > Jane in Five Children and It by E. Nesbit. **Role:** major **Also known as:** truthful Jane, the hopeful Jane **First appearance:** 0001-five-children-and-it ## Snapshot The younger sister, whose anxious honesty and quick tears make her both the family's conscience and its easiest target for teasing. ## Who they are Jane is the child who sniffs when the grown-ups press, and who blurts out the truth about the Fairy when her mother demands it. She is loyal and literal, more likely to be frightened than to scheme, and her siblings sometimes treat her as the baby of the group. Her plain truthfulness keeps the others honest even when they would rather lie, and her fears give the wishes a human cost. ## Relationships ### [Robert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/characters/robert) _family_ Jane and Robert are siblings, with Jane often being more cautious while Robert is adventurous. ### [Cyril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/characters/cyril) _family_ Cyril and Jane are brother and sister, with Cyril sometimes teasing Jane but ultimately protective. ### [Anthea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/characters/anthea) _family_ Anthea and Jane are sisters, sharing a supportive and affectionate relationship. ### [The Lamb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/characters/the_lamb) _family_ Jane is the older sister to The Lamb, often gentle and protective toward the baby. ### [Robert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/characters/robert) _family_ Jane and Robert are siblings, with Jane often being more cautious while Robert is adventurous. ### [The Lamb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/characters/the_lamb) _family_ Jane is the older sister to The Lamb, often gentle and protective toward the baby. ### [Anthea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/characters/anthea) _family_ Anthea and Jane are sisters, sharing a supportive and affectionate relationship. ### [Robert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/characters/robert) _family_ Jane and Robert are siblings, with Jane often being more cautious while Robert is adventurous. ### [Cyril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/characters/cyril) _family_ Cyril and Jane are brother and sister, with Cyril sometimes teasing Jane but ultimately protective. ### [Cyril](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/characters/cyril) _family_ Cyril and Jane are brother and sister, with Cyril sometimes teasing Jane but ultimately protective. ### [Anthea](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/characters/anthea) _family_ Anthea and Jane are sisters, sharing a supportive and affectionate relationship. ### [The Lamb](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/characters/the_lamb) _family_ Jane is the older sister to The Lamb, often gentle and protective toward the baby. ## In the story ### [Five Children and It](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/chapters/five-children-and-it) One of the five children, truthful Jane, who is part of the wish-making. ### [Beautiful as the Day](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/chapters/i-beautiful-as-the-day) Agrees to the wish; is mistaken for a stranger after the transformation. ### [Golden Guineas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/chapters/ii-golden-guineas) Hides some gold in a hedge; experiences the weight of the coins as painful when buried. ### [III: Being Wanted](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/chapters/iii-being-wanted) Mends her torn frock while the others discuss the Psammead; expresses affection for the gipsy woman. ### [Wings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/chapters/iv-wings) Jane argues that having wings makes them birds, so stealing plums is permissible. ### [No Wings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/chapters/v-no-wings) Cries from fear and later embraces the Vicar's wife, pleading for forgiveness. ### [VI: A Castle and No Dinner](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/chapters/vi-a-castle-and-no-dinner) Worries about invisible food; bursts into tears when dinner is invisible. ### [VII: A Siege and Bed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/chapters/vii-a-siege-and-bed) Expresses fear and doubts about the civilization of the attackers. ### [Bigger Than the Baker’s Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/chapters/viii-bigger-than-the-baker-s-boy) Suggests exhibiting Robert at the fair to make money. ### [Grown Up](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/chapters/ix-grown-up) Jane draws the lot to wake the grown-up Lamb and later advocates taming him by kindness. ### [X: Scalps](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/chapters/x-scalps) Jane recalls Cyril's wish and supports Anthea's plan, though she is initially confused. ### [XI: The Last Wish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/chapters/xi-the-last-wish) Inadvertently wishes for Lady Chittenden's jewels to appear in mother's room; feels miserable and is comforted by the others. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/characters/jane - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/five_children_and_it_se/characters