# Phyllis Jackson — Leave It to Psmith character guide

> Phyllis Jackson in Leave It to Psmith by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Phyllis, Jackson, Phyl, Comrade Jackson, Mrs. Jackson

**First appearance:** 0000-i-dark-plottings-at-blandings-castle

## Snapshot

Joseph Keeble's stepdaughter and Eve Halliday's old school friend, whose love for Mike Jackson is tangled up with a missing necklace.

## Who they are

Phyllis is the quiet centre of the novel's romantic and financial knots: stepdaughter to a wealthy man, beloved of Mike Jackson, and the reason Eve Halliday comes to Blandings at all. She is spoken of with affection by those who know her, and her happiness depends on money and jewellery she does not control. Her absence from the castle makes her a pressure felt by everyone present, and her connection to Eve and Psmith turns a country-house comedy into something with real stakes.

## Relationships

### [Eve Halliday](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/characters/eve_halliday)

_friendship_

Eve and Phyllis are friendly acquaintances, with Eve helping Phyllis in romantic matters.

### [Joseph Keeble](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/characters/joseph_keeble)

_family_

Joseph Keeble is Phyllis Jackson's uncle, and he cares for her but disapproves of her romance with Freddie.

### [Eve Halliday](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/characters/eve_halliday)

_friendship_

Eve and Phyllis are friendly acquaintances, with Eve helping Phyllis in romantic matters.

### [Joseph Keeble](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/characters/joseph_keeble)

_family_

Joseph Keeble is Phyllis Jackson's uncle, and he cares for her but disapproves of her romance with Freddie.

### [Eve Halliday](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/characters/eve_halliday)

_friendship_

Eve and Phyllis are friendly acquaintances, with Eve helping Phyllis in romantic matters.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned as the niece needing money to marry Mike Jackson.

### [Enter Psmith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/ii-enter-psmith)

Hosts a tea for old school friends; tells Eve about Psmith and her hopes for Eve to meet him.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/i)

Hosting a tea for old school friends, not at home to others.

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

Hosts the tea party; is wistful and troubled about her own situation with her stepfather.

### [III: Eve Borrows an Umbrella](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/iii-eve-borrows-an-umbrella)

Mentioned as a friend who is hard up despite her husband's devotion.

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

Mentioned as the stepdaughter of Joseph Keeble, married to Mike Jackson; the necklace theft is to help her.

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

Eve feels guilty for not having spoken to Mr. Keeble about the three thousand pounds Phyllis needs for her Lincolnshire farm.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/iii)

Keeble's stepdaughter; her letters about needing money for a farm drive the plot. Eve is her best friend from school.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leave_it_to_psmith_se/chapters/iii)

Referred to as Psmith's friend and Eve's schoolmate; the necklace is intended to help her family.

## Links

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