# Jane — Short Fiction character guide

> Jane in Short Fiction by Robert Sheckley.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0000-final-examination

## Who they are

A minor female character with some mentions.

## In the story

### [Final Examination](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_48_se/chapters/final-examination)

Mr. Ostersen's wife, who remains with him through the initial chaos and later dies in a machine gun raid.

### [Proof of the Pudding](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_48_se/chapters/proof-of-the-pudding)

A dark-haired woman who stowed away on the protagonist's ship and appears in the cave, challenging his perception of reality.

### [Warm](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_48_se/chapters/warm)

Mentioned as Judy; Anders' love interest, perceived as a mechanical construct during his altered state.

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