# Jens Kure — Pelle the Conqueror character guide

> Jens Kure in Pelle the Conqueror by Martin Andersen Nexø.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jens, November Jens

**First appearance:** 0009-vii

## Who they are

A worker known for his gloomy demeanor and hard labor.

## In the story

### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/vi)

Jens informs Pelle about the widow of a stonecutter who was killed in an explosion.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/ix)

Mentioned as a comrade of Pelle and Morten.

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

Jens is present in the workshop, and Pelle whispers to him about Garibaldi; he later goes out with his concertina.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xiii)

Watches Peter's departure, asks Peter to send his address.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xiv)

A fellow worker and friend to Pelle, sharing in the collective disgrace and poverty.

### [Chapter XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xv)

Jens grows a moustache, finds a young woman, and encourages Pelle to do the same.

### [Chapter XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xvi)

Jens helps carry Karen's stretcher alongside Pelle.

### [The Great Power Unleashed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xx)

Jens is present at the harbor, standing apart with Morten, looking on mournfully.

### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xxi)

Finished his term and left, now living in poverty with his young woman, working on repairs, and struggling to survive.

### [Chapter XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/pelle_the_conqueror_se/chapters/xxii)

A former comrade now struggling as a small employer, with a pregnant girlfriend and no food.

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