The Enormous Room · Character

The French

A generic French prisoner, possibly a collective character.

minor

Also known as the French, French

The French's tie to Narrator is one of the pressures that moves The Enormous Room—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.

The French soldiers and workers attached to the section, with whom the narrator fraternizes.

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With Narrator (social): The French are a group of fellow countrymen in the prison with whom the narrator shares a sense of national identity but little personal bond. With Narrator (social): The French are a group of fellow countrymen in the prison with whom the narrator shares a sense of national identity but little personal bond. With Narrator (social): The French are a group of fellow countrymen in the prison with whom the narrator shares a sense of national identity but little personal bond.

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Miscellaneous Prisoners and Figures
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Narrator
social · ambivalent
The French are a group of fellow countrymen in the prison with whom the narrator shares a… How this plays out →
Narrator
social · ambivalent
The French are a group of fellow countrymen in the prison with whom the narrator shares a… How this plays out →
Narrator
social · ambivalent
The French are a group of fellow countrymen in the prison with whom the narrator shares a… How this plays out →

Narrator
The French are a group of fellow countrymen in the prison with whom the narrator shares a sense of national identity but little personal bond.
Narrator
The French are a group of fellow countrymen in the prison with whom the narrator shares a sense of national identity but little personal bond.
Narrator
The French are a group of fellow countrymen in the prison with whom the narrator shares a sense of national identity but little personal bond.

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