# Evan Williams — Jacob's Room character guide

> Evan Williams in Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Evan

**First appearance:** 0002-iii

## Who they are

A friend of Jacob's from Cambridge, who later travels abroad.

## Relationships

### [Jacob Flanders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/jacob_flanders)

_social_

Evan Williams is Sandra's husband, a passive figure who tolerates Jacob's presence with quiet, uneasy politeness.

### [Jacob Flanders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/jacob_flanders)

_social_

Evan Williams is Sandra's husband, a passive figure who tolerates Jacob's presence with quiet, uneasy politeness.

## In the story

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jacobs_room_se/chapters/xii)

Feels jealousy towards Jacob and Sandra, envies Sandra, and invites Jacob to Corinth.

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