Years of Grace · Character
John Ward
Jane's cheerful, twinkling father, whose affection for his younger daughter and fatal courtesy at an old friend's funeral set the family's first crisis in motion.
supporting
Also known as Mrs. John Ward, John Ward, Little John Ward, Jacky
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Isabel's baby, present in the room as a symbol of domestic life.
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Mr. Ward presides over the breakfast table with the Tribune and an easy joke, the warm counterweight to his wife's careful proprieties, and he is the parent who most openly delights in Jane. His decision to stand…
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- Other
Character groups
- Jane's school and social acquaintances
- Jane's family and close circle
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Flora’s admission that she has sold the shop and closed the house, coupled with her confession that she “didn’…
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