Character Relationship Map: Blind & Ugly

Characters

• Jona (played by Naomi Achternbusch) — protagonist

  Jona is the central character, a young woman who has been living in a home for blind people while pretending to be blind. She struggles with school and her graduation exams, finds work through Björn,...

• Ferdi (played by Tom Lass) — protagonist

  Ferdi is closely connected to Jona and becomes the focus of her attempts to pursue a relationship. Jona is nervous about intimacy and seeks advice, while making clear that she does not want sex to bec...

• Cécile (played by Clara Schramm) — supporting

  Cécile is someone Jona reconnects with in Berlin two months before the events in the opening conversation. Jona is also dealing with school and her graduation exams around this time, and stays with a...

• Björn (played by Dimitri Stapfer) — supporting

  Björn meets Jona when she is looking for work and offers her an opportunity to help in his office. Her speed and ideas impress the people around her, although her supposed blindness also shapes how ot...

• Moa (played by Julius Feldmeier) — minor

  Moa is mentioned in connection with a threat that made Jona feel unwelcome in the community around the home for blind people. The group discusses tensions over whether its members are supporting Jona,...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Jona → Björn (Professional Prospective Employer) — Björn offers Jona an opportunity to work in his office, where her abilities make an impression.

  Jona looks for work and meets Björn, who offers her a chance to help in his office. Her speed and ideas impress the people around her.

• Jona → Ferdi (Complicated Romantic Interest) — Jona seeks intimacy with Ferdi while concealing that she can see; the truth threatens their connection.

  Jona attempts to pursue a relationship with Ferdi, but her deception about being blind complicates their closeness. She is eventually told to go home...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Jona → Moa (Conflict Source Of A Threat) — A threat associated with Moa contributes to Jona feeling unwelcome in the community around the home.

  Moa is mentioned in connection with a threat that made Jona feel unwelcome.

• Jona → Cécile (Social Reconnected Acquaintances) — Jona reconnects with Cécile during her time in Berlin; the reference gives no further detail about their bond.

  Two months earlier, Jona is in Berlin and reconnects with Cécile.

Story Analysis

Jona's deception about being blind complicates her place in a community, her work, and her closeness with Ferdi until she is forced to face the truth.

Plot Progression

1. A Secret in Berlin — The story frames Ferdi's absence alongside Jona's concealed truth. In the earlier timeline, she reconnects with Cécile while struggling with school and finding a place to stay.
2. An Outsider at Home — Jona becomes involved with the community around the home for blind people. Group tensions and the threat associated with Moa deepen her sense of being unwelcome.
3. Work and Complicated Closeness — Björn offers Jona work, and her abilities impress those around her. Meanwhile, she seeks advice about Ferdi and tries to define the boundaries of their closeness.
4. The Lie Is Exposed — A doctor challenges Jona to tell the truth, and a traffic stop makes her claim of blindness untenable. Jona admits she can see, but the instruction to tell Ferdi leaves their reconciliation unresolved...