Kim · Character

The Frenchman

A French spy working with the Russians.

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First appearance: xiii

The Frenchman's tie to Kim is one of the pressures that moves Kim—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

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With Kim (rivalry): The Frenchman is a foreign spy whom Kim must outwit and observe during the Great Game, representing a direct adversarial intelligence target. With Kim (rivalry): The Frenchman is a foreign spy whom Kim must outwit and observe during the Great Game, representing a direct adversarial intelligence target. With Kim (rivalry): The Frenchman is a foreign spy whom Kim must outwit and observe during the Great Game, representing a direct adversarial intelligence target.

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This is the story's dramatic climax because Kim experiences an emotional and psychological peak of submission…

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Kim
rivalry · negative
The Frenchman is a foreign spy whom Kim must outwit and observe during the Great Game,… How this plays out →
Kim
rivalry · negative
The Frenchman is a foreign spy whom Kim must outwit and observe during the Great Game,… How this plays out →
Kim
rivalry · negative
The Frenchman is a foreign spy whom Kim must outwit and observe during the Great Game,… How this plays out →

Kim
The Frenchman is a foreign spy whom Kim must outwit and observe during the Great Game, representing a direct adversarial intelligence target.
Kim
The Frenchman is a foreign spy whom Kim must outwit and observe during the Great Game, representing a direct adversarial intelligence target.
Kim
The Frenchman is a foreign spy whom Kim must outwit and observe during the Great Game, representing a direct adversarial intelligence target.

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