# Mr. Lowe — Culture and Anarchy character guide

> Mr. Lowe in Culture and Anarchy by Matthew Arnold.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Lowe

**First appearance:** 0002-culture-and-anarchy

## Who they are

A politician whose educational policies are criticized in the book.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/culture_and_anarchy_se/characters/narrator)

_rivalry_

Mr. Lowe, a politician and critic of democracy, is a figure the narrator argues against regarding educational and political reform.

## In the story

### [Doing as One Likes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/culture_and_anarchy_se/chapters/ii-doing-as-one-likes)

Mentioned as holding that the State is the middle class with its Parliament.

### [Barbarians, Philistines, Populace](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/culture_and_anarchy_se/chapters/iii-barbarians-philistines-populace)

Mentioned for calling the Populace drunken and venal in fear for his Philistine Parliament.

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