Erewhon Revisited · Character
Dr. Downie
A celebrated Erewhonian physician drawn into the Professors' downfall, he watches the legal trap close with more fright than complicity.
supporting
Also known as Hanky Dr. Downie, the celebrated Dr. Downie
First appearance: Yram Invites Dr. Downie and Mrs. Humdrum to Luncheon—A Passage at Arms Between Her and Hanky Is Amicably Arranged
As a supporting figure in Erewhon Revisited, Dr. Downie is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Professor of Logomachy and guest at the dinner, known for his skill in obscuring issues.
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Downie belongs to the circle of Sunch'ston worthies who dine with Hanky and Panky and find themselves entangled in the affair of the returned Sunchild. When George springs his depositions on the Professors, Downie is…
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- VIII: Yram, Now Mayoress, Gives a Dinner-Party, in the Course of Which She Is Disquieted by What She Learns from Professor Hanky: She Sends for Her Son George and Questions Him
- Yram Invites Dr. Downie and Mrs. Humdrum to Luncheon—A Passage at Arms Between Her and Hanky Is Amicably Arranged
- A Council Is Held at the Mayor’s, in the Course of Which George Turns the Tables on the Professors
- Mrs. Humdrum and Dr. Downie Propose a Compromise, Which, After an Amendment by George, Is Carried Nem. Con.
- XXII: Mainly Occupied with a Veracious Extract from a Sunch’stonian Journal
- After Dinner, Dr. Downie and the Professors Would Be Glad to Know What Is to Be Done About Sunchildism
- George Escorts My Father to the Statues; The Two Then Part
- George and I Spend a Few Hours Together at the Statues, and Then Part—I Reach Home—Postscript
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