# Johnson — The Nature of a Crime character guide

> Johnson in The Nature of a Crime by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0006-iv

## Who they are

A named individual, possibly a colleague or servant, with a minor role.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nature_of_a_crime_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_professional_

Johnson appears to be a colleague or servant of the narrator, their relationship is functional and work-related.

### [Zola](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_nature_of_a_crime_se/characters/zola)

_professional_

Johnson and Zola are linked through the narrator's professional or literary world, but their direct interaction is minimal.

## In the story

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

Referenced for his habit of touching street-posts in a certain order to escape miserable thoughts.

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