The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel · Character
Jack Kennard
An Englishman who refused to leave Revolutionary Paris while the woman he loved was still trapped there, living hour to hour under the shadow of denunciation.
supporting
Also known as Kennard, Jack
First appearance: i
As a supporting figure in The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, Jack Kennard is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Englishman who gave up his prospects to watch over Esther; works as an accountant and lives in constant danger as an alien enemy.
Kennard gave up his prospects in England to stay near Esther Vincent, taking a dull accountant's post in a Montmartre wine shop while every knock at the door might mean arrest as an alien enemy. He and Esther steal what happiness they can in a city where love is itself a kind of suspect activity, and their quiet idyll under the Revolution's shadow mirrors the larger rescues the League undertakes. His presence shows what the Pimpernel's work is for: ordinary people who would otherwise be swallowed whole.
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Character Web
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- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Minor revolutionaries and victims
- Minor characters and aristocrats
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Esther Vincent
friendship · positive
Esther Vincent and Jack Kennard are close friends and allies, working together to help… How this plays out →
- Esther Vincent
friendship · positive
Esther Vincent and Jack Kennard are close friends and allies, working together to help… How this plays out →
- Esther Vincent
friendship · positive
Esther Vincent and Jack Kennard are close friends and allies, working together to help… How this plays out →
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