Local butcher and Thomas's father. Frustrated by his wife Martha's religious fasting and their home turning into a shrine. Struggles with unmet sexual needs, eventually becoming predatory towards women and impregnating Anton's wife Elisabeth.
Jacob and Anton become rivals through overlapping sexual and domestic relationships.
Jacob impregnates Anton's wife Elisabeth, while Anton's marriage is already failing because of his inability to meet her needs.
Their sexual relationship destabilizes Elisabeth's marriage and creates a new family conflict.
The plot states that Jacob attacks women and impregnates Elisabeth. Elisabeth later leaves Anton and pursues a relationship with Jacob.
Jacob is Thomas's father within a dysfunctional household.
The plot explicitly describes Thomas as Jacob's twelve-year-old son.
Their marriage deteriorates under Martha's religious withdrawal and Jacob's sexual frustration.
The plot identifies Martha as Jacob's wife. Jacob becomes frustrated when Martha's fasting transforms their home into a shrine.
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