Short Fiction · Character
Jan
A character whose name is a source of social confusion.
minor
Also known as Janetta
First appearance: the baker s dozen
Jan shows up with force in Down Pens. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Appears as Janetta, the wife exhausted by writing thank-you letters.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Diverse social dramas and oddities
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This excerpt is the story's dramatic climax because it presents the emotional and psychological peak of Egbert…
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See Jan in the baker s dozen