André Letourneur

M. Letourneur

André is the devoted and physically frail son of M. Letourneur, who cares for him deeply.

Robert Curtis

André admires Curtis's strength and leadership, forming a bond of mutual respect.

Miss Herbey

André shares a tender, platonic companionship with Miss Herbey, finding solace in her presence.

Dowlas

André and Dowlas interact as fellow survivors, though Dowlas's brutish nature contrasts with André's gentleness.

Robert Curtis

André admires Curtis's strength and leadership, forming a bond of mutual respect.

M. Letourneur

André is the devoted and physically frail son of M. Letourneur, who cares for him deeply.

Robert Curtis

André admires Curtis's strength and leadership, forming a bond of mutual respect.

Miss Herbey

André shares a tender, platonic companionship with Miss Herbey, finding solace in her presence.

II

Son of M. Letourneur, also a French passenger from Havre.

IV

A gentle, intelligent young man who is a hopeless cripple; his father's constant care and their travels aim to distract him from his infirmity.

V

Engages in a literary discussion about the Bermudas, quoting Moore and Waller, and contrasts with Curtis's sailor perspective.

VI

Passenger; comes on deck with his father at Kazallon's solicitation to witness the Sargasso Sea.

VII

M. Letourneur's son, who slept through the disturbance and enjoys the morning air on deck.

XVII

Participates in conversations with Kazallon and his father, and is invited to join the reef exploration.

XVIII

Sketches the reef, proposes the name 'Ham Rock,' and expresses gratitude for the island's timely appearance.

XIX

Takes his turn at the pumps alongside others.

XX

Also works at the windlass during the crossing attempt.

XXI

Carves 'Chancellor' and the date on the grotto wall as a memento.

XXIV

Works at the pumps alongside the narrator; his father watches him sorrowfully. Curtis later hurries him to the shrouds as the ship sinks.

XXV

Caught by Curtis and carried to the starboard shrouds, then hoisted into the maintop with his father's help.

XXVII

Supported by his father, reassures Miss Herbey that the maintop is their best refuge.

XXVIII

Exhibits calm Christian fortitude, thinking only of his father.

XXIX

Insists Miss Herbey go first onto the raft, then is helped aboard where his father joins him.

The Raft

Listed among the five passengers on the raft.

XXXII

Shows optimism and lively conversation, becoming the life of the party despite his frail health.

XXXIV

Engages in poetic conversation about the sublimity of the storm, wishing for thunder and wind.

XXXV

Protected by his father during the storm.

XXXVIII

Saves Mr. Kazallon by tripping Jynxstrop during the fight.

XXXIX

Saved Kazallon's life earlier; weak from hunger, accepts the secret biscuit from Kazallon.

XLIII

Stands aft with his father and Miss Herbey, observing the ship.

XLIV

André finished the last morsel of biscuit that his father had entrusted to the narrator.

XLVII

Filled with abhorrence at the cannibalism; wants to stop the others but is restrained; refuses to eat.

XLVIII

Evicted from the tent; turns his face away when Mr. Kazallon looks at him, suggesting he may have thrown the corpse overboard.

LII

Kazallon also thinks of André Letourneur as someone he would like to speak to before his intended death.

LIII

Falls senseless when his name is called; his father secretly saves him.

LIV

Regains consciousness, counts survivors, holds his father's hand, remains hopeful.

LV

Desperately pleads for his father's life, offering himself in his place, and is restrained by sailors.

LVI

Regains his liberty and fights alongside Curtis against the cannibals.

LVII

André remains at the stern with his father during the sighting of land and is later the object of Miss Herbey's care, with a hint of a possible romantic union.