# Agnes Johnson — Years of Grace character guide > Agnes Johnson in Years of Grace by Margaret Ayer Barnes. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** Aggie, Levelheaded Agnes, little Agnes **First appearance:** 0003-i ## Who they are Jane's levelheaded friend from west of Lincoln Park, whose blunt loyalty keeps pressing Jane toward the life she actually wants. ## Relationships ### [Jane Ward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/characters/jane_ward) _friendship_ Agnes Johnson is a loyal friend to Jane, offering support and companionship through various life stages. ### [Jane Ward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/characters/jane_ward) _friendship_ Agnes Johnson is a loyal friend to Jane, offering support and companionship through various life stages. ### [Jane Ward](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/characters/jane_ward) _friendship_ Agnes Johnson is a loyal friend to Jane, offering support and companionship through various life stages. ## In the story ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/i) Jane's friend from west of Lincoln Park; her mother disapproves of Agnes because her father is a reporter and her mother works in an office. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/i) Jane's clever friend who has reserved a double suite at Bryn Mawr and works on her father's newspaper, but is disliked by Jane's mother and Isabel. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/i) Jane's bright friend; excels in Latin and French, plans to attend Bryn Mawr, and hosts the dinner and concert outing. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/i) Already at Bryn Mawr, having arrived from the steamer. She is supportive of Jane and helps her adjust to college life. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/ii) Studious and ambitious, writes stories and plans to work after graduation. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/iii) Discusses academic plans with Jane, learns of Isabel's engagement, and strongly advises Jane to stay at college. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/iv) Agnes reassures Jane that she must live her own life. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/v) Agnes learns her story has been accepted by Scribner's, a major achievement. ### [Commencement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/vi) Sophomore marshal; picks daisies with Jane and makes a humorous epigram about Wordsworth; has a summer job at Scribner's. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/iii) Visits Jane for Christmas, expresses ambition to write and live in New York, warns Jane against marrying a cotillion partner, and asks about André. ### [Chapter III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/iii) Mentioned as Jane's friend from Bryn Mawr who wrote about Jane to André's mother. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/i) Jane's friend; a practical and level-headed confidante. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/iv) Agnes is Jane's old college friend, now married to Jimmy Trent and working at Macy's, having sacrificed her writing career. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/ii) Now married to Jimmy Trent, living in Greenwich Village, working at Macy's, mother to a five-year-old daughter. ### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/iii) Expresses desire to write a commercially successful play for financial security, revealing her anxiety and nagging dynamic with Jimmy. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/v) Working at Macy's, saying goodbye to Jane, asking her to look after Jimmy. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/v) Mentioned as Jimmy's wife; Jane finds flirting with her husband unthinkable. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/iv) Mentioned by Jimmy as a recipient of a letter he plans to write. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/v) Jimmy's wife, mentioned as someone he no longer loves or respects. ### [Chapter VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/vii) Jimmy's wife; Jane urges Jimmy to return to her, fearing she would ruin Agnes's life if he does not. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/i) Jimmy's wife; she sends a telegram informing Jane of Jimmy's death and asking her to come. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/ii) Grieves the death of her husband Jimmy; shares the letter from the German officer; discusses her successful play and plans to write another. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/i) Friend of the family; levelheaded and observant. ### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/i) Jane's old friend from Bryn Mawr, with whom she lunches. Their friendship makes Jane feel young again despite their aged appearances. ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/chapters/ii) Hosts Jane in her Beekman Place home; discusses her successful playwriting career, her daughter's education, and offers wisdom about generational understanding. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/characters/agnes_johnson - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/years_of_grace_se/characters