# Janina Dernowicz — Women character guide

> Janina Dernowicz in Women by Zofia Nałkowska.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Miss Janina, Miss Dernowicz, Miss Janina Dernowicz

**First appearance:** 0000-i-ice-plains

## Who they are

A young woman with a few proper mentions, possibly a relative.

## In the story

### [II: The “Garden of Red Flowers”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/women_se/chapters/ii-the-garden-of-red-flowers)

Narrator and observer; reflects on emancipation, gender dynamics, and her own exhaustion from balancing work and late-night socializing.

### [III: A Canticle of Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/women_se/chapters/iii-a-canticle-of-love)

Narrator and protagonist; writes a letter to Witold expressing her love and fears, then confronts him and ends the relationship.

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