# The Doctor — My Four Weeks in France character guide

> The Doctor in My Four Weeks in France by Ring Lardner.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** The Doctor, The doctor

**First appearance:** 0003-iv-finally-i-get-to-the-american-camp-what-i-find-there

## Who they are

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.

## Relationships

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

_friendship_

The narrator and the Doctor share a close, frequent companionship, likely as fellow travelers or workers in France.

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

_friendship_

The narrator and the Doctor share a close, frequent companionship, likely as fellow travelers or workers in France.

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

_friendship_

The narrator and the Doctor share a close, frequent companionship, likely as fellow travelers or workers in France.

## In the story

### [VIII: Back in Old "O Say"; I Start Answering Questions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/chapters/viii-back-in-old-o-say-i-start-answering-questions)

The doctor (Doc Cook) preaches at the ship's service and earlier claimed to have been within twenty yards of the German trenches, which the narrator doubts.

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