# Captain Collins — The Beautiful and Damned character guide

> Captain Collins in The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Captain Collins, Collins

**First appearance:** 0012-i-a-matter-of-civilization

## Who they are

An army officer Anthony meets during his military service.

## Relationships

### [Gloria Gilbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beautiful_and_damned_se/characters/gloria_gilbert)

_social_

Captain Collins is a military acquaintance who flirts with Gloria and is part of her social circle during the war years.

### [Gloria Gilbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beautiful_and_damned_se/characters/gloria_gilbert)

_social_

Captain Collins is a military acquaintance who flirts with Gloria and is part of her social circle during the war years.

### [Gloria Gilbert](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beautiful_and_damned_se/characters/gloria_gilbert)

_social_

Captain Collins is a military acquaintance who flirts with Gloria and is part of her social circle during the war years.

## In the story

### [I: A Matter of Civilization](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beautiful_and_damned_se/chapters/i-a-matter-of-civilization)

Mentioned as a character in Dorothy's past; he is one of the three men who have 'had' her.

### [II: A Matter of Aesthetics](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_beautiful_and_damned_se/chapters/ii-a-matter-of-aesthetics)

A chubby, pink-faced officer who takes a fancy to Gloria at dinner and later becomes overly familiar.

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