# Little Jack — On a Pincushion character guide

> Little Jack in On a Pincushion by Mary De Morgan.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Jack, dear little Jack

**First appearance:** 0000-on-a-pincushion

## Snapshot

A small boy drawn into the affairs of the fairy world, whose lessons about vanity and love unfold through encounters with creatures far older and stranger than himself.

## Who they are

Little Jack moves through a landscape where brooches, pins, and water people have their own grievances and wisdom, and where human children are watched more closely than they know. His youth makes him vulnerable to the vanity that the fairy folk so often punish, yet it also leaves him open to love in a way that hardened hearts are not. He matters because the tales turn on what he learns — and on whether he learns it in time.

## Relationships

### [Blanchelys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se/characters/blanchelys)

_romantic_

Blanchelys and Little Jack share a deeply affectionate and possibly tragic romantic bond, marked by frequent interactions.

### [Prince Fluvius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se/characters/prince_fluvius)

_friendship_

Little Jack and Prince Fluvius are loyal friends or allies, possibly on a quest together.

### [Queen Blanchelys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se/characters/queen_blanchelys)

_professional_

Little Jack serves Queen Blanchelys as a page or courtier, with a respectful but formal dynamic.

### [Blanchelys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se/characters/blanchelys)

_romantic_

Blanchelys and Little Jack share a deeply affectionate and possibly tragic romantic bond, marked by frequent interactions.

### [Blanchelys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se/characters/blanchelys)

_romantic_

Blanchelys and Little Jack share a deeply affectionate and possibly tragic romantic bond, marked by frequent interactions.

### [Prince Fluvius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se/characters/prince_fluvius)

_friendship_

Little Jack and Prince Fluvius are loyal friends or allies, possibly on a quest together.

### [Queen Blanchelys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se/characters/queen_blanchelys)

_professional_

Little Jack serves Queen Blanchelys as a page or courtier, with a respectful but formal dynamic.

### [Prince Fluvius](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se/characters/prince_fluvius)

_friendship_

Little Jack and Prince Fluvius are loyal friends or allies, possibly on a quest together.

### [Queen Blanchelys](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se/characters/queen_blanchelys)

_professional_

Little Jack serves Queen Blanchelys as a page or courtier, with a respectful but formal dynamic.

## In the story

### [Through the Fire](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se/chapters/through-the-fire)

Jack is the central human character, now bedridden and crippled, but receives a magic belt from the Princess and Prince. He also recalls his visit to Fireland where he boldly speaks to the sad Princess.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se/characters/little_jack
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_a_pincushion_se/characters