# Joan — Night and Day character guide

> Joan in Night and Day by Virginia Woolf.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Old Joan

**First appearance:** 0001-night-and-day

## Who they are

An elderly servant in the Hilbery household.

## Relationships

### [Ralph Denham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/night_and_day_se/characters/ralph_denham)

_family_

Joan is Ralph's sister, and their relationship is one of sibling affection and domestic familiarity.

### [Ralph Denham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/night_and_day_se/characters/ralph_denham)

_family_

Joan is Ralph's sister, and their relationship is one of sibling affection and domestic familiarity.

### [Ralph Denham](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/night_and_day_se/characters/ralph_denham)

_family_

Joan is Ralph's sister, and their relationship is one of sibling affection and domestic familiarity.

## In the story

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

Ralph's sister, who discusses family finances and domestic concerns. She is perceptive and caring, but Ralph sees her as increasingly enmeshed in domestic life.

### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/night_and_day_se/chapters/x)

Ralph's sister, anxious about his temperament and potential for reckless decisions; imagines him sacrificing his career for a cause or a woman.

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