The House of Mirth · Character
Jack Stepney
A society man and cousin to Lily and Grace Stepney.
minor
Also known as Jack, Stepney, Mr. Stepney
First appearance: vi
Jack Stepney's tie to Lily Bart is one of the pressures that moves The House of Mirth—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as Lily's cousin who introduced Rosedale to society and defined Percy Gryce as a cautious young man.
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With Lily Bart (family): A distant cousin relationship marked by Jack's reluctance to help Lily financially or socially. With Lily Bart (family): A distant cousin relationship marked by Jack's reluctance to help Lily…
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Relationship types
- Family
- Other
Character groups
- High society insiders
- Peripheral and background figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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A distant cousin relationship marked by Jack's reluctance to help Lily financially or… How this plays out →
- Lily Bart
family · negative
A distant cousin relationship marked by Jack's reluctance to help Lily financially or… How this plays out →
- Lily Bart
family · negative
A distant cousin relationship marked by Jack's reluctance to help Lily financially or… How this plays out →
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