# Jan — The Tunnel character guide

> Jan in The Tunnel by Dorothy M. Richardson.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0001-the-tunnel

## Who they are

A figure from Miriam's past whose world of country manners and pretty dresses Miriam can read through like glass while remaining, to them, a closed book.

## Relationships

### [Mag](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tunnel_se/characters/mag)

_family_

Jan and Mag share a close, likely familial bond, with frequent and supportive interactions.

### [Miriam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tunnel_se/characters/miriam)

_friendship_

Jan and Miriam have a supportive friendship, with frequent and warm interactions.

### [Mag](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tunnel_se/characters/mag)

_family_

Jan and Mag share a close, likely familial bond, with frequent and supportive interactions.

### [Miriam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tunnel_se/characters/miriam)

_friendship_

Jan and Miriam have a supportive friendship, with frequent and warm interactions.

### [Miriam](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tunnel_se/characters/miriam)

_friendship_

Jan and Miriam have a supportive friendship, with frequent and warm interactions.

### [Mag](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tunnel_se/characters/mag)

_family_

Jan and Mag share a close, likely familial bond, with frequent and supportive interactions.

## In the story

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tunnel_se/chapters/iv)

Joins the discussion about Alma and the sheltered life, showing a detached and polite interest while making conversation.

### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tunnel_se/chapters/ix)

Miriam's other friend; she joins Mag in describing the joy of cycling in knickers and discusses the burdens of women's domestic labor.

### [Chapter X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tunnel_se/chapters/x)

Sews while listening to Miriam, with an appreciative and half-smiling face; discussed as being 'Londonised' and compared to her German relatives.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tunnel_se/chapters/xxii)

Jan is referenced as the person Mag talks to about happy things, part of the intimate pair who 'sit down intelligently to life.'

## Links

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