# Sir John — The Rescue character guide

> Sir John in The Rescue by Joseph Conrad.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** John

**First appearance:** 0041-part-vi-the-claim-of-life-and-the-toll-of-death

## Who they are

A British naval officer who appears in the later parts of the story.

## Relationships

### [Captain Lingard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rescue_se/characters/captain_lingard)

_social_

A distant and formal acquaintance, representing the outside world Lingard has rejected.

### [Captain Lingard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_rescue_se/characters/captain_lingard)

_social_

A distant and formal acquaintance, representing the outside world Lingard has rejected.

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