# The French — The Enormous Room character guide

> The French in The Enormous Room by E. E. Cummings.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the French, French

**First appearance:** 0005-iv-le-nouveau

## Who they are

A generic French prisoner, possibly a collective character.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enormous_room_se/characters/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.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enormous_room_se/characters/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.

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enormous_room_se/characters/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.

## In the story

### [I: I Begin a Pilgrimage](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enormous_room_se/chapters/i-i-begin-a-pilgrimage)

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

### [II: En Route](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_enormous_room_se/chapters/ii-en-route)

The gendarmes and guards who escort the narrator and oversee the prison.

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