# Mag — The Tunnel character guide

> Mag in The Tunnel by Dorothy M. Richardson.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Watching Mag

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

## Snapshot

A watchful presence in Miriam's orbit, remembered chiefly for the way she looks on — silent, observant, part of the household texture Miriam both needs and resents.

## Who they are

Mag belongs to the domestic background of Miriam's life, one of the figures whose watching shapes how Miriam comports herself. She is less a confidante than a witness, and the novel's attention to her gaze says something about how closely Miriam feels monitored in the small spaces she inhabits. Her presence keeps the social world of the book grounded in ordinary, unglamorous observation.

## Relationships

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

_family_

Mag and Miriam share a close, possibly familial bond, with frequent and intimate interactions.

### [Jan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tunnel_se/characters/jan)

_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)

_family_

Mag and Miriam share a close, possibly familial bond, with frequent and intimate interactions.

### [Jan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tunnel_se/characters/jan)

_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)

_family_

Mag and Miriam share a close, possibly familial bond, with frequent and intimate interactions.

### [Jan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tunnel_se/characters/jan)

_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)

Participates in the conversation about Alma, teasing Miriam and defending the sheltered life, revealing her own contentment with her current situation.

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

One of Miriam's friends; she and Jan have secretly learned to ride bicycles at night in Russell Square, and she engages in the dinner conversation about freedom and gender.

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

Listens intently to Miriam's description of the art exhibition, glowing and wrapt.

### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tunnel_se/chapters/xiv)

Mentioned as someone who might laugh at Miriam's critique of the acting.

### [XV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_tunnel_se/chapters/xv)

Accompanies Miriam to the theatre; comments on Shakespeare's genius in eliciting sympathy for Shylock.

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

Mag is mentioned as someone who understands the hidden happiness in life, though she engages with people and their complaints.

## Links

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