# Jack — The End of the Tether character guide

> Jack in The End of the Tether by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the faithful Jack

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A loyal, unnamed servant or crewman on the Sofala.

## Relationships

### [Mr. Sterne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/characters/mr_sterne)

_professional_

Jack is a junior officer who is caught between Sterne's manipulations and his uncle Massy's orders.

### [Mr. Sterne](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/characters/mr_sterne)

_professional_

Jack is a junior officer who is caught between Sterne's manipulations and his uncle Massy's orders.

## In the story

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

Whalley's son-in-law, described as a 'poor stick' who fails repeatedly in business and is now an invalid in a bath-chair.

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

Mentioned as 'the faithful Jack' in passing, part of Whalley's past.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/vii)

The second engineer, described as taciturn and strange; he responds to Massy with grunts or hoots and is known for drunken monologues.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_end_of_the_tether_se/chapters/xiii)

Drunk and raving in his cabin, shouting about Massy and others. His condition is a source of tension for Massy.

## Links

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