# Janet — Short Fiction character guide

> Janet in Short Fiction by E. M. Forster.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-i

## Who they are

A female character with a limited but named presence.

## Relationships

### [Michael](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/characters/michael)

_romantic_

Janet and Michael are lovers or romantic partners, with a deep emotional connection.

## In the story

### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/chapters/ii)

Michael's wife; initially hard and moralistic, she influences him to adopt a profession and later becomes querulous in old age.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_13_se/chapters/iii)

Micky thinks of Janet as his comfort and religion, believing she is not in Hell.

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