# George Washington — Saint Joan character guide

> George Washington in Saint Joan by George Bernard Shaw.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Washington

**First appearance:** 0032-modern-distortions-of-joan-s-history

## Who they are

American general mentioned in the preface.

## In the story

### [Joan's Good Looks](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saint_joan_se/chapters/joan-s-good-looks)

Mentioned as a comparison to Joan, illustrating that love was not her whole existence, similar to other masculine workers on the heroic scale.

### [History Always Out of Date](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/saint_joan_se/chapters/history-always-out-of-date)

Mentioned as an example of historical figures taught with lies in their own time.

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