# Mark Tietjens — Some Do Not … character guide

> Mark Tietjens in Some Do Not … by Ford Madox Ford.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Mark, Tietjens, V Mark Tietjens'

**First appearance:** 0000-part-i-i

## Snapshot

Christopher's older brother, a barrister with a sheepish umbrella and a bowler jammed to his ears, who quietly tries to keep his brother out of the trenches.

## Who they are

Mark Tietjens is a cynical, detached man of the world who nonetheless walks a weeping Valentine across a quadrangle to plead his brother's case and to scheme a safe transport job for him. He inspects her like a horse — good neck, clean hips, a real good filly — and then grips her arm and tells her Christopher is one of the best. He matters because he is the family's practical conscience, the one Tietjens who sees clearly what Christopher's honour will cost and tries, without sentiment, to prevent it.

## Relationships

### [Christopher Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/christopher_tietjens)

_family_

Christopher and Mark are brothers, with Mark acting as a stoic, protective elder brother and moral anchor.

### [Valentine Wannop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/valentine_wannop)

_friendship_

Mark respects Valentine for her integrity and loyalty to Christopher, forming a quiet but firm alliance.

### [Sylvia Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/sylvia_tietjens)

_family_

Mark is Sylvia's brother-in-law, and he despises her for her cruelty toward Christopher.

### [Christopher Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/christopher_tietjens)

_family_

Christopher and Mark are brothers, with Mark acting as a stoic, protective elder brother and moral anchor.

### [Christopher Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/christopher_tietjens)

_family_

Christopher and Mark are brothers, with Mark acting as a stoic, protective elder brother and moral anchor.

### [Valentine Wannop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/valentine_wannop)

_friendship_

Mark respects Valentine for her integrity and loyalty to Christopher, forming a quiet but firm alliance.

### [Sylvia Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/sylvia_tietjens)

_family_

Mark is Sylvia's brother-in-law, and he despises her for her cruelty toward Christopher.

### [Valentine Wannop](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/valentine_wannop)

_friendship_

Mark respects Valentine for her integrity and loyalty to Christopher, forming a quiet but firm alliance.

### [Sylvia Tietjens](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/characters/sylvia_tietjens)

_family_

Mark is Sylvia's brother-in-law, and he despises her for her cruelty toward Christopher.

## In the story

### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/some_do_not_se/chapters/part-ii-iii)

Receives Ruggles' news without surprise; later investigates Christopher's affairs after their father's death.

## Links

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