# The Officer — My Four Weeks in France character guide

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

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the officer, The officer

**First appearance:** 0002-iii-i-try-to-get-to-the-american-camp-but-meet-disaster

## Who they are

An unnamed military officer who gives orders or information.

## In the story

### [II: I Get to Paris and Encounter Some Strange Sights](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/chapters/ii-i-get-to-paris-and-encounter-some-strange-sights)

The French officer who interrogates the narrator in Bordeaux, scrutinizing his passport and papers.

### [III: I Try to Get to the American Camp—But Meet Disaster](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/chapters/iii-i-try-to-get-to-the-american-camp-but-meet-disaster)

A British Intelligence officer repeatedly pressures Mr. Kiley to leave Le Havre.

### [IV: Finally I Get to the American Camp; What I Find There](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/chapters/iv-finally-i-get-to-the-american-camp-what-i-find-there)

A young American officer beginning leave, traveling in the same compartment as the narrator.

### [How I Didn’t Drive Major Blank’s Car to Camp Such-and-Such](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/chapters/vi-how-i-didn-t-drive-major-blank-s-car-to-camp-such-and-such)

The narrator deals with various officers and officials for passes and permissions.

### [VII: I Start Home, with a Stopover at London](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/my_four_weeks_in_france_se/chapters/vii-i-start-home-with-a-stopover-at-london)

Multiple officers appear: British Control officer, customs officials, and the 'Authorities du Exit' who interrogate the narrator.

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