Short Fiction · Character

Jack Ford

A well-read but troubled young man whose education alongside Miss Beaumont becomes a source of friction, and whose inflammatory notebook threatens his entire future.

supporting

Also known as Jack mad, Ford, Jack, poor Jack

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Jack Ford studies under Mr. Inskip alongside Miss Beaumont, and his greater knowledge makes the shared arrangement feel unfair to her. He keeps a notebook of poems and observations that Mr. Worters was never meant to see, and when the scratched-off label betrays him, he must decide whether to apologize completely or leave. His youth, his ignorance of life, and his lack of independent money make his defiance both brave and reckless, and his fate turns on whether pride or prudence wins.

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Relationship types

Romantic
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Character groups

Wealthy and troubled
Protagonist
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Aftermath
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Relationships

Miss Raby
romantic · ambivalent
Jack Ford and Miss Raby have a romantic relationship, marked by passion and possibly… How this plays out →
Mr. Harcourt Worters
rivalry · negative
Miss Raby
romantic · ambivalent
Jack Ford and Miss Raby have a romantic relationship, marked by passion and possibly… How this plays out →
Mr. Harcourt Worters
rivalry · negative
Miss Raby
romantic · ambivalent
Jack Ford and Miss Raby have a romantic relationship, marked by passion and possibly… How this plays out →
Mr. Harcourt Worters
rivalry · negative

Miss Raby
Jack Ford and Miss Raby have a romantic relationship, marked by passion and possibly conflict.
Mr. Harcourt Worters
Jack Ford and Mr. Harcourt Worters are rivals, possibly competing for Miss Raby's affection or social standing.
Miss Raby
Jack Ford and Miss Raby have a romantic relationship, marked by passion and possibly conflict.
Mr. Harcourt Worters
Jack Ford and Mr. Harcourt Worters are rivals, possibly competing for Miss Raby's affection or social standing.
Miss Raby
Jack Ford and Miss Raby have a romantic relationship, marked by passion and possibly conflict.
Mr. Harcourt Worters
Jack Ford and Mr. Harcourt Worters are rivals, possibly competing for Miss Raby's affection or social standing.

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Jack Ford appears across 4 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

I
Mr. Worters' ward, cynical and imaginative, keeps a notebook and dreams of a tangible other earth.
Chapter II
A young man, strong despite being a bookworm, who stands at attention during the picnic and is playfully teased by his guardian and Miss Beaumont.
III
Refuses to apologize to Mr. Worters after his notebook is read; reveals his poems are about Miss Beaumont; is ordered to leave.
IV
Found reading Sophocles; cryptically confirms Miss Beaumont's absolute escape.

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