# My Four Weeks in France — Character guide

> Key figures in My Four Weeks in France by Ring Lardner.

- [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/narrator.md): A sardonic American journalist chasing press credentials and first-floor rooms through wartime France, he turns air raids, stalled errands, and military red tape into deadpan comedy.
- [The Captain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/captain.md): A British officer aboard the crossing whose chess matches and muffined chocolate cups supply the narrator with hours of idle-deck entertainment.
- [Mr. Kiley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/mr_kiley.md): An American in the ambulance service who volunteers to fetch a major's new car and returns with four flat tires and a police escort's worth of trouble.
- [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/the_doctor.md): A medical officer at the American camp whose presence marks the narrator's arrival somewhere near the front he has spent weeks trying to reach.
- [Mr. Gibbons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/mr_gibbons.md): An American officer or official at the camp.
- [Joe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/joe.md): A fellow American traveler or soldier met by the narrator.
- [Captain Finch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/captain_finch.md): A British officer at the front who helps the narrator navigate the machinery of military hospitality once the press pass finally works.
- [Frenchy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/frenchy.md): A French guide or soldier who helps the narrator navigate.
- [The Officer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/the_officer.md): An unnamed military officer who gives orders or information.
- [Mr. O’Flaherty](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/mr_o_flaherty.md): An Irish or American character met during the journey.
- [Ring Once, Ring](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/ring_once_ring.md): A telephone operator or signalman mentioned in the narrative.
- [Howard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/howard.md): An American friend or colleague of the narrator.
- [Mr. Hanson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/mr_hanson.md): An American official or traveler encountered in France.
- [Mademoiselle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/mademoiselle.md): A French woman who assists or interacts with the narrator.
- [Auguste](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/auguste.md): A French local or servant who helps the narrator.
- [Captain Jones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/captain_jones.md): A British or American officer encountered by the narrator.
- [Mr. Bowron](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/mr_bowron.md): An American official or fellow traveler in France.
- [Mr. Corey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/mr_corey.md): An American acquaintance met during the journey.
- [Doc Cook](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/doc_cook.md): A cook or medic at the American camp.
- [Mr. Brennan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/mr_brennan.md): An American from Yonkers encountered during the trip.
- [O’Grady](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/o_grady.md): An Irish or American soldier or traveler mentioned.
- [M. de M. Hanson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/characters/m_de_m_hanson.md): A French-American character from Washington and Peoria.

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