# Emperor Napoleon — A Personal Record character guide

> Emperor Napoleon in A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Napoleon, the Emperor Napoleon himself

**First appearance:** 0002-a-personal-record

## Who they are

The French emperor, mentioned as a historical allusion in the narrative.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/characters/narrator)

_psychological_

Emperor Napoleon appears as a historical figure of fascination or obsession for the narrator, possibly in a reflective or symbolic context.

### [Almayer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/characters/almayer)

_psychological_

Almayer and Emperor Napoleon are linked only in the narrator's mind, suggesting a symbolic or obsessive comparison.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/characters/narrator)

_psychological_

Emperor Napoleon appears as a historical figure of fascination or obsession for the narrator, possibly in a reflective or symbolic context.

## In the story

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_personal_record_se/chapters/iii)

Napoleon is referenced as the 'great captain' whose ambition led to the retreat from Moscow and who is morally blamed for inducing false hopes in Poles like Nicholas B.

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