# André Letourneur — The Survivors of the Chancellor character guide > André Letourneur in The Survivors of the Chancellor by Jules Verne. **Role:** major **Also known as:** André, M. André, young Letourneur **First appearance:** 0001-ii ## Who they are A gentle, invalid young Frenchman whose delight in travel and lively imagination mask the fragility his devoted father can never forget. ## Relationships ### [M. Letourneur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/m_letourneur) _family_ André is the devoted and physically frail son of M. Letourneur, who cares for him deeply. ### [Robert Curtis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/robert_curtis) _friendship_ André admires Curtis's strength and leadership, forming a bond of mutual respect. ### [Miss Herbey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/miss_herbey) _friendship_ André shares a tender, platonic companionship with Miss Herbey, finding solace in her presence. ### [Dowlas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/dowlas) _social_ André and Dowlas interact as fellow survivors, though Dowlas's brutish nature contrasts with André's gentleness. ### [Robert Curtis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/robert_curtis) _friendship_ André admires Curtis's strength and leadership, forming a bond of mutual respect. ### [M. Letourneur](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/m_letourneur) _family_ André is the devoted and physically frail son of M. Letourneur, who cares for him deeply. ### [Robert Curtis](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/robert_curtis) _friendship_ André admires Curtis's strength and leadership, forming a bond of mutual respect. ### [Miss Herbey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/miss_herbey) _friendship_ André shares a tender, platonic companionship with Miss Herbey, finding solace in her presence. ## In the story ### [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/ii) Son of M. Letourneur, also a French passenger from Havre. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/v) Engages in a literary discussion about the Bermudas, quoting Moore and Waller, and contrasts with Curtis's sailor perspective. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/vi) Passenger; comes on deck with his father at Kazallon's solicitation to witness the Sargasso Sea. ### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/vii) M. Letourneur's son, who slept through the disturbance and enjoys the morning air on deck. ### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xvii) Participates in conversations with Kazallon and his father, and is invited to join the reef exploration. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xviii) Sketches the reef, proposes the name 'Ham Rock,' and expresses gratitude for the island's timely appearance. ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xix) Takes his turn at the pumps alongside others. ### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xx) Also works at the windlass during the crossing attempt. ### [XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxi) Carves 'Chancellor' and the date on the grotto wall as a memento. ### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxv) Caught by Curtis and carried to the starboard shrouds, then hoisted into the maintop with his father's help. ### [XXVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxvii) Supported by his father, reassures Miss Herbey that the maintop is their best refuge. ### [XXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxviii) Exhibits calm Christian fortitude, thinking only of his father. ### [XXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxix) Insists Miss Herbey go first onto the raft, then is helped aboard where his father joins him. ### [The Raft](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxx) Listed among the five passengers on the raft. ### [XXXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxxii) Shows optimism and lively conversation, becoming the life of the party despite his frail health. ### [XXXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxxiv) Engages in poetic conversation about the sublimity of the storm, wishing for thunder and wind. ### [XXXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxxv) Protected by his father during the storm. ### [XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxxviii) Saves Mr. Kazallon by tripping Jynxstrop during the fight. ### [XXXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xxxix) Saved Kazallon's life earlier; weak from hunger, accepts the secret biscuit from Kazallon. ### [XLIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xliii) Stands aft with his father and Miss Herbey, observing the ship. ### [XLIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xliv) André finished the last morsel of biscuit that his father had entrusted to the narrator. ### [XLVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xlvii) Filled with abhorrence at the cannibalism; wants to stop the others but is restrained; refuses to eat. ### [XLVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/xlviii) Evicted from the tent; turns his face away when Mr. Kazallon looks at him, suggesting he may have thrown the corpse overboard. ### [LII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/lii) Kazallon also thinks of André Letourneur as someone he would like to speak to before his intended death. ### [LIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/liii) Falls senseless when his name is called; his father secretly saves him. ### [LIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/liv) Regains consciousness, counts survivors, holds his father's hand, remains hopeful. ### [LV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/lv) Desperately pleads for his father's life, offering himself in his place, and is restrained by sailors. ### [LVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/lvi) Regains his liberty and fights alongside Curtis against the cannibals. ### [LVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/chapters/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. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters/andre_letourneur - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_survivors_of_the_chancellor_se/characters