# Jerry Mitchell — Piccadilly Jim character guide

> Jerry Mitchell in Piccadilly Jim by P. G. Wodehouse.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Jerry, Mitchell

**First appearance:** 0005-vi-jimmy-abandons-piccadilly

## Snapshot

A good-natured prizefighter whose fists and loyalty make him an unlikely gentleman's ally in a world of scheming relatives.

## Who they are

Jerry Mitchell moves through Wodehouse's New York as a boxer with more decency than most of the drawing-room set around him, which is precisely what makes him useful when Jimmy needs a steady friend. His plainspoken warmth clashes with the pretensions of the Pett household, and his willingness to throw a punch or keep a secret gives the early plot a reliable anchor. He matters because he shows how honor can survive outside the rules of polite society.

## Relationships

### [Ann Chester](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/characters/ann_chester)

_friendship_

Ann and Jerry are friends and allies, with Jerry helping Ann in her schemes to reform Jimmy.

### [Jimmy Crocker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/characters/jimmy_crocker)

_friendship_

Jerry is Jimmy's friend and former boxing trainer, and they share a loyal, bantering camaraderie.

### [Ogden Ford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/characters/ogden_ford)

_friendship_

Jerry and Ogden develop a friendly bond, with Jerry acting as a protector and mentor to the troublesome boy.

### [Ann Chester](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/characters/ann_chester)

_friendship_

Ann and Jerry are friends and allies, with Jerry helping Ann in her schemes to reform Jimmy.

### [Jimmy Crocker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/characters/jimmy_crocker)

_friendship_

Jerry is Jimmy's friend and former boxing trainer, and they share a loyal, bantering camaraderie.

### [Ann Chester](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/characters/ann_chester)

_friendship_

Ann and Jerry are friends and allies, with Jerry helping Ann in her schemes to reform Jimmy.

### [Ogden Ford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/characters/ogden_ford)

_friendship_

Jerry and Ogden develop a friendly bond, with Jerry acting as a protector and mentor to the troublesome boy.

### [Jimmy Crocker](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/characters/jimmy_crocker)

_friendship_

Jerry is Jimmy's friend and former boxing trainer, and they share a loyal, bantering camaraderie.

### [Ogden Ford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/characters/ogden_ford)

_friendship_

Jerry and Ogden develop a friendly bond, with Jerry acting as a protector and mentor to the troublesome boy.

## In the story

### [I: A Red-Haired Girl](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/chapters/i-a-red-haired-girl)

Jerry is heard punching a bag in the gymnasium; Ann mentions his friend Smethurst who runs a dog hospital.

### [X: Instruction in Deportment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/chapters/x-instruction-in-deportment)

Exercising in the gymnasium, provoked by Ogden's taunts about his nose, eventually spanks Ogden.

### [XI: Jimmy Decides to Be Himself](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/chapters/xi-jimmy-decides-to-be-himself)

Fired from the Pett household after spanking Ogden Ford; seeks comfort from Jimmy and reveals the kidnapping plot.

### [Miss Trimble, Detective](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/chapters/xvii-miss-trimble-detective)

Mentioned as the dismissed physical instructor; Jimmy pleads for his reinstatement.

### [Between Father and Son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/chapters/xix-between-father-and-son)

Former accomplice in the kidnapping scheme; Jimmy plans to contact him to arrange a car for the escape.

### [XX: Celestine Imparts Information](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/chapters/xx-celestine-imparts-information)

Recently fired, he proposes to Celestine and hints at a lucrative scheme he will execute tonight.

### [Chapter XXI: Chicago Ed.](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/piccadilly_jim_se/chapters/xxi-chicago-ed)

Mentioned as waiting outside with a hired car at one o'clock.

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