Jenny · Character
Miss Jahrman
The Jahrman sisters' mother, watchful of reputations and proprieties, represents the Norwegian respectability Jenny has traveled south to escape.
supporting
Also known as a Miss Jahrman
First appearance: I
As a supporting figure in Jenny, Miss Jahrman is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Part of the group at the café; she is dismissive of Helge.
Miss Jahrman appears at the edges of the Rome scenes and in the family's Norwegian world, concerned with how her daughters are seen and what they owe to convention. Her judgments press on Jenny from a distance, making the freedom of the artist's life feel precarious. She is the quiet counterweight to everything Jenny is trying to become.
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- Other
Character groups
- Central Romantic Entanglements
- Social and Familial Background
- Artistic Circle Associates
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Helge Gram
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Helge knows Miss Jahrman as Cesca's relative, maintaining a distant, formal acquaintance. How this plays out →
- Mr. Gram
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- Helge Gram
social · neutral
Helge knows Miss Jahrman as Cesca's relative, maintaining a distant, formal acquaintance. How this plays out →
- Mr. Gram
social · neutral
- Helge Gram
social · neutral
Helge knows Miss Jahrman as Cesca's relative, maintaining a distant, formal acquaintance. How this plays out →
- Mr. Gram
social · neutral
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