# Anna — Jean-Christophe character guide

> Anna in Jean-Christophe by Romain Rolland.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the impassive Anna, Anna Maria Senfl

**First appearance:** 0033-part-ix-the-burning-bush

## Snapshot

A shy, impassive married woman whose silent reserve conceals a passion that will pull Christophe into one of his most dangerous attachments.

## Who they are

Anna Maria Senfl sits beside Christophe at the theater, so frightened by his casual talk that she can barely force out a yes or no, and he pities her shyness and withdraws. Her stillness and self-command stand in stark contrast to Christophe's impulsive warmth, making her both a mystery and a provocation to him. She matters because her marriage places her at the edge of his circle of friends, and the tension between her composure and his hunger becomes one of the moral tests of his middle years.

## Relationships

### [Jean-Christophe Krafft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/jean_christophe_krafft)

_romantic_

Intense, passionate but ultimately destructive affair that consumes both characters.

### [Jean-Christophe Krafft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/jean_christophe_krafft)

_romantic_

Intense, passionate but ultimately destructive affair that consumes both characters.

### [Jean-Christophe Krafft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jean_christophe_se/characters/jean_christophe_krafft)

_romantic_

Intense, passionate but ultimately destructive affair that consumes both characters.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jean_christophe_se/chapters/ii)

Wife of Braun; silent and cold, but harbors a fierce, obsessive passion for Christophe; attempts suicide with him.

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