# Job — She character guide > Job in She by H. Rider Haggard. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** poor Job, old Job **First appearance:** 0004-ii-the-years-roll-by ## Snapshot A stout, superstitious English manservant whose terror of foreign customs and dark-skinned strangers provides both comic relief and genuine danger to the expedition. ## Who they are Job accompanies Holly and Leo out of loyalty, but his nerves are frayed from the moment they leave English waters, and his blunt contempt for the Amahagger nearly costs the group their lives. When a local woman publicly embraces him at breakfast, his horrified retreat insults the household and sets off a chain of resentment that Holly recognizes as a real threat. His mixture of cowardice, decency, and unshakable Englishness makes him the human counterweight to the story's mounting strangeness. ## Relationships ### [Leo Vincey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/characters/leo_vincey) _friendship_ Job is Leo's loyal and protective servant-companion, often acting as his caretaker and moral anchor. ### [Ustane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/characters/ustane) _friendship_ Job and Ustane share a warm, supportive friendship as fellow outsiders in the Amahagger community. ### [Ayesha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/characters/ayesha) _psychological_ Ayesha dominates and frightens Job, who is deeply uneasy and terrified of her power. ### [Mahomed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/characters/mahomed) _friendship_ Job and Mahomed share a cordial, companionable relationship as fellow servants on the expedition. ### [Billali](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/characters/billali) _social_ Billali interacts with Job as a foreign servant, showing a mix of condescension and tolerance. ### [Leo Vincey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/characters/leo_vincey) _friendship_ Job is Leo's loyal and protective servant-companion, often acting as his caretaker and moral anchor. ### [Leo Vincey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/characters/leo_vincey) _friendship_ Job is Leo's loyal and protective servant-companion, often acting as his caretaker and moral anchor. ### [Ustane](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/characters/ustane) _friendship_ Job and Ustane share a warm, supportive friendship as fellow outsiders in the Amahagger community. ### [Ayesha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/characters/ayesha) _psychological_ Ayesha dominates and frightens Job, who is deeply uneasy and terrified of her power. ### [Ayesha](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/characters/ayesha) _psychological_ Ayesha dominates and frightens Job, who is deeply uneasy and terrified of her power. ### [Mahomed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/characters/mahomed) _friendship_ Job and Mahomed share a cordial, companionable relationship as fellow servants on the expedition. ## In the story ### [The Years Roll By](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/ii-the-years-roll-by) Holly's hired male attendant who helps care for young Leo; previously a helper in a hunting-stable. ### [The Sherd of Amenartas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/iii-the-sherd-of-amenartas) A matter-of-fact servant who reacts with horror to the story, groaning 'May the Lord forgive her for that.' ### [IV: The Squall](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/iv-the-squall) Expresses distrust of the Arab crew; volunteers to sleep in the whaleboat and later helps bail water. ### [The Head of the Ethiopian](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/v-the-head-of-the-ethiopian) Servant; comments humorously on the rock head, expresses fear of the lions swimming toward the boat, and is generally wretched from the ordeal. ### [VI: An Early Christian Ceremony](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/vi-an-early-christian-ceremony) Suffers from mosquito bites; carried in a litter with one leg hanging over the side. ### [VII: Ustane Sings](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/vii-ustane-sings) Alarmed by the Amahagger women; has abandoned reason and is fearful. ### [VIII: The Feast, and After!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/viii-the-feast-and-after) Accompanies Holly; notes the woman who previously pursued him; carries a revolver. ### [IX: A Little Foot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/ix-a-little-foot) Uninjured but bruised and trembling after the attack. ### [X: Speculations](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/x-speculations) Also ill with fever, though less severely; complains of back pains and dizziness; nicknamed 'the Pig' by Billali. ### [The Plain of Kôr](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/xi-the-plain-of-k-r) Recovering from illness but anxious about being blindfolded, fearing he might be 'hot-potted.' ### [XII: "She"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/xii-she) Mentioned as being left with Leo and Ustane. ### [XVII: The Balance Turns](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/xvii-the-balance-turns) Leaves the room when ordered, glad to escape his fear of Ayesha. ### [XVIII: “Go, Woman!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/xviii-go-woman) Mentioned as being moved to a chamber near Ayesha's, but does not appear directly in the chapter. ### [XIX: “Give Me a Black Goat!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/xix-give-me-a-black-goat) Terrified by the tombs and Ayesha's mind-projection demonstration; his memory of his siblings is used by Ayesha. ### [XX: Triumph](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/xx-triumph) Dismissed by Ayesha before the confrontation. ### [The Temple of Truth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/xxiii-the-temple-of-truth) Accompanies the group on the journey, eating cold meat with the others in the chamber. ### [XXIV: Walking the Plank](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/xxiv-walking-the-plank) Terrified of being left with the mutes; carries the plank; crawls across the plank in panic. ### [XXV: The Spirit of Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/xxv-the-spirit-of-life) Falls into the chamber on top of Leo and Holly; is called 'the Pig' by Ayesha for dropping the plank. ### [XXVI: What We Saw](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/xxvi-what-we-saw) Dies of terror upon seeing Ayesha's aged form; his presentiment of death comes true. ### [We Leap](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/xxvii-we-leap) Mentioned as dead; his earlier fear caused the plank to fall into the gulf. ### [Over the Mountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/xxviii-over-the-mountain) Not directly present in this chapter; no mention. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/characters/job - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/characters