Short Fiction · Character

Joanetti

After fifteen years of faithful service, he leaves with downcast eyes and a carter's wagon, turning a shared lifetime into a stranger's goodbye.

supporting

Also known as poor Joanetti, XVI Joannetti, Monsieur Joannetti

First appearance: a journey round my room

As a supporting figure in Short Fiction, Joanetti is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

Recalled as a friend who married and left, contributing to the narrator's sense of loss.

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With Rosalie (romantic): Joanetti and Rosalie share a romantic relationship, with frequent interactions suggesting intimacy or courtship. With James (friendship): James and Joanetti are friends or allies, possibly…

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Relationship types

Romantic
Friendship
Other

Character groups

Social and domestic circle
Protagonist
Servants and companions

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Setup
Escalation
Breaking point
Aftermath
Closing

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Relationships

Rosalie
romantic · positive
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James
friendship · positive

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In the story

Joanetti appears across 14 companion beats. Open any chapter in the free preview to see the notes beside the text.

XII
Recalled as a friend who married and left, contributing to the narrator's sense of loss.
XIV
The narrator's faithful servant who silently reproaches his idleness and guides his soul during its travels.
XV
Joannetti helps clean the portrait and observes that it seems to watch him from every angle, prompting the narrator's philosophical reflection.
XVI
Joannetti remains in an attitude of astonishment after the narrator's nonsensical explanation about plane surfaces and rays of light.
XVIII
Stands motionless in astonishment, then delicately withdraws after the narrator ends his explanation abruptly.
XIX
The servant who silently bears the narrator's unjust anger and is owed wages.
XXVIII
Joannetti gives his leftover dinner to the beggar James, demonstrating generosity.
XXXII
The narrator commands Joannetti to shut the door and windows, leave his room, and keep away.
XXXIII
The narrator implores Joannetti to stay, addressing him as 'my good fellow'.
XXXIX
Enters the room to make coffee, interrupting the quarrel between the narrator's soul and body.
XL
Mentioned as the one whose noise with the coffeepot and appearance of a cup of cream made a vivid impression on the narrator.
I
Mentioned as 'poor Joanetti' in the context of the narrator's past, though not directly appearing in this chapter.
III
The narrator's faithful servant of fifteen years, who marries and leaves his service to settle at Asti.
V
Mentioned as the subject of the previous story, now concluded.

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