Metropolis · Character
Jan
A worker or minor figure in the lower city.
minor
Also known as Jan
First appearance: metropolis
Jan's tie to Freder is one of the pressures that moves Metropolis—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Jan, a former friend of Freder, appears transformed and despairing in the cathedral; he later tells Freder about the mysterious woman and the house.
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- Mythological and minor figures
- Protagonist
- Central human characters
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