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Chief Gorin is a police chief in the bar by the train station in If on a winter’s night a traveler. When he tells the narrator a secret password, the narrator isn’t sure whether the police chief is involved in his conspiracy or whether someone has turned the narrator over to the authorities—and the story ends before this mystery can be fully resolved.
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Chief Gorin Character Timeline in If on a winter’s night a traveler
The timeline below shows where the character Chief Gorin appears in If on a winter’s night a traveler. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
If on a winter’s night a traveler
The local police chief, Chief Gorin , comes into the bar and says “Zeno of Elea.” The narrator worries that someone...
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