# Jane Gradgrind — Hard Times character guide

> Jane Gradgrind in Hard Times by Charles Dickens.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** little Jane, little Jane Gradgrind, Jane

**First appearance:** 0001-i-the-one-thing-needful

## Who they are

The youngest Gradgrind child, who later shows kindness.

## In the story

### [Husband and Wife](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/hard_times_se/chapters/xvi-husband-and-wife)

Serves as a bridesmaid, described as intellectually fit for the calculating company.

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