# Uncle Jake — Moving the Mountain character guide

> Uncle Jake in Moving the Mountain by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Jake

**First appearance:** 0001-moving-the-mountain

## Who they are

A stubborn old farmer who, with Aunt Dorcas, still ploughs and cooks on his mountain farm exactly as before, a living museum piece.

## Relationships

### [Cousin Drusilla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moving_the_mountain_se/characters/cousin_drusilla)

_family_

Cousin Drusilla and Uncle Jake are family members, likely with a dynamic of respect and occasional tension.

### [Aunt Dorcas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moving_the_mountain_se/characters/aunt_dorcas)

_family_

Aunt Dorcas and Uncle Jake are siblings or in-laws, with a relationship marked by familiarity and shared concerns.

### [Brother John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moving_the_mountain_se/characters/brother_john)

_family_

Brother John and Uncle Jake have a familial bond, possibly with Uncle Jake as an elder advisor or authority figure.

### [Nellie Robertson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moving_the_mountain_se/characters/nellie_robertson)

_family_

Nellie and Uncle Jake are family, possibly with Uncle Jake as an elder or guardian, and Nellie as a younger relative.

### [Brother John](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moving_the_mountain_se/characters/brother_john)

_family_

Brother John and Uncle Jake have a familial bond, possibly with Uncle Jake as an elder advisor or authority figure.

### [Nellie Robertson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moving_the_mountain_se/characters/nellie_robertson)

_family_

Nellie and Uncle Jake are family, possibly with Uncle Jake as an elder or guardian, and Nellie as a younger relative.

### [Aunt Dorcas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moving_the_mountain_se/characters/aunt_dorcas)

_family_

Aunt Dorcas and Uncle Jake are siblings or in-laws, with a relationship marked by familiarity and shared concerns.

### [Nellie Robertson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moving_the_mountain_se/characters/nellie_robertson)

_family_

Nellie and Uncle Jake are family, possibly with Uncle Jake as an elder or guardian, and Nellie as a younger relative.

### [Aunt Dorcas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moving_the_mountain_se/characters/aunt_dorcas)

_family_

Aunt Dorcas and Uncle Jake are siblings or in-laws, with a relationship marked by familiarity and shared concerns.

### [Cousin Drusilla](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moving_the_mountain_se/characters/cousin_drusilla)

_family_

Cousin Drusilla and Uncle Jake are family members, likely with a dynamic of respect and occasional tension.

## In the story

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

Mentioned as one of the few remaining family members, still alive.

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

Greets John with some show of cordiality, complaining about 'newfangled notions' and expressing satisfaction that his farm is unchanged.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moving_the_mountain_se/characters/uncle_jake
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moving_the_mountain_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/moving_the_mountain_se/characters