# John — Poetry character guide

> John in Poetry by Langston Hughes.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Said Simple John, Simple John

**First appearance:** 0021-song-for-a-banjo-dance

## Who they are

A simple, wise man who speaks in a poem about life and truth.

## Relationships

### [Pierrot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/characters/pierrot)

_friendship_

John and Pierrot share a close, possibly artistic or companionable bond, with Pierrot as a melancholic friend.

## In the story

### [Pierrot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_15_se/chapters/pierrot)

Simple John, a hardworking man who buys a house, loves his one wife, and believes his goodness will earn him salvation.

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