# Captain Smith — What’s Wrong with the World character guide

> Captain Smith in What’s Wrong with the World by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Smith

**First appearance:** 0001-what-s-wrong-with-the-world

## Who they are

A military or naval officer, used as a generic example of authority.

## In the story

### [II: Wisdom and the Weather](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_se/chapters/ii-wisdom-and-the-weather)

Mentioned as 'Jones and Brown' in the context of weather-talk; represents the common man.

### [The Insane Necessity](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_se/chapters/iv-the-insane-necessity)

Mentioned in the same hypothetical example as Lieutenant Jones to show the artificial nature of military hierarchy.

### [X: The Case for the Public Schools](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_se/chapters/x-the-case-for-the-public-schools)

Used as a generic example in the analogy about success and failure (Smith's flying machine).

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