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{{quote|''I sometimes wished to have rosy cheeks, a straight nose, and small cherry mouth; I desired to be tall, stately and finely developed in figure; I felt it a misfortune that I was so little, so pale, and had features so irregular and so marked.''|'''[[Jane Eyre]]'''}}
A character, usually female, who describes herself as homely, ugly or unattractive, or is described as such by another character or the author. These types of characters tend to go one of three ways;
# The character really isn't plain at all and comes to this realization herself or it is pointed out by another character. This type of Plain Jane could have been [[Beautiful All Along]] or [[She's All Grown Up|grown up nicely]] as the story progressed.
# The girl in question really is homely, but compensates for her looks with her skill, smarts or heart. This type seems to acknowledge her unattractiveness, but does nothing to better her appearance and couldn't care less. This type of Jane is usually a [[Tomboy]] or a working girl. Usually ends with a "Don't judge a book by its cover" [[Aesop]], but not always.
# The Jane is very aware of her "ugliness" and uses it as a reason to [[Wangst]] and get attention from others. This more often
The Jane can also be the [[Butt Monkey]] of the story because of her looks and used for comedy. If the Jane is only considered ugly in canon, then she may suffer from a case of [[Hollywood Homely]].
Compare [[Blessed with Suck]], when Jane's plainness acts as an asset, and [[Ugly Cute]]. Contrast [[The Beautiful Elite]] and [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Sunako Nakahara from ''[[The Wallflower]]/[[Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge]]''
* Kisaragi from ''[[Elfen Lied]]''. Illustrated in a flash back only in the manga, where young Kisaragi overhears two boys talking about how they wouldn't date her [[Tear Jerker|because she wasn't pretty enough]].
== [[Fan Fiction]] ==▼
* Ivy Malfoy/Potter from
== [[Film]] ==
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* Elizabeth Abbot from ''[[The Curious Case of Benjamin Button]]'' is described as plain as paper, but is portrayed by [[Hollywood Homely|Tilda Swinton]]. So...
* Wendy Torrence in ''[[The Shining]]''.
▲== [[Fan Fiction]] ==
▲* Ivy Malfoy/Potter from "[[Potters Pentagon]]". [[She Cleans Up Nicely]] but usually chooses not to.
== [[Literature]] ==
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