# Mr. Hudkins — Elmer Gantry character guide

> Mr. Hudkins in Elmer Gantry by Sinclair Lewis.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Reverend Mr. Hudkins

**First appearance:** 0014-chapter-iii

## Who they are

A minister in a nearby town.

## In the story

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elmer_gantry_se/chapters/i)

Dean Trosper notes that he had intended to send Brother Hudkins to the Monarch chapel before assigning Elmer.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/elmer_gantry_se/chapters/iv)

Retired preacher sent to substitute and locate Elmer; he finds Elmer in a café and observes him in a compromising situation.

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