# Yram — Erewhon Revisited character guide > Yram in Erewhon Revisited by Samuel Butler. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Mayoress, the Mayoress, VIII Yram, Now Mayoress **First appearance:** 0010-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 ## Snapshot Now Mayoress of Sunch'ston and mother of George, she was once the young woman who loved Higgs and now risks everything to warn and save him. ## Who they are Adored by the common people and feared by the priests, Yram has spent twenty years guarding a secret about her son's parentage while outwardly playing the Mayor's loyal wife. Her old stubbornness about how the Sunchild wore his clothes made her a sceptic in Hanky's eyes, and her sharp cross-questioning of the Professors is what first reveals Higgs's return. She is the emotional and moral center of the rescue. ## Relationships ### [My Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/characters/my_father) _romantic_ My father shares a deep romantic bond with Yram, marked by affection and longing. ### [Professor Panky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/characters/professor_panky) _psychological_ Professor Panky exerts manipulative control over Yram, exploiting her for his own ends. ### [Professor Hanky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/characters/professor_hanky) _psychological_ Professor Hanky uses psychological pressure and intimidation against Yram. ### [George](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/characters/george) _friendship_ George and Yram share a warm, supportive friendship, with George often protecting her. ### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/characters/the_narrator) _family_ The narrator regards Yram with filial affection, as she was his father's beloved. ### [Professor Panky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/characters/professor_panky) _psychological_ Professor Panky exerts manipulative control over Yram, exploiting her for his own ends. ### [Professor Hanky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/characters/professor_hanky) _psychological_ Professor Hanky uses psychological pressure and intimidation against Yram. ### [My Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/characters/my_father) _romantic_ My father shares a deep romantic bond with Yram, marked by affection and longing. ### [The Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/characters/the_narrator) _family_ The narrator regards Yram with filial affection, as she was his father's beloved. ### [George](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/characters/george) _friendship_ George and Yram share a warm, supportive friendship, with George often protecting her. ### [My Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/characters/my_father) _romantic_ My father shares a deep romantic bond with Yram, marked by affection and longing. ### [George](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/characters/george) _friendship_ George and Yram share a warm, supportive friendship, with George often protecting her. ## In the story ### [My Father Overhears More of Hanky and Panky’s Conversation](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/iv-my-father-overhears-more-of-hanky-and-panky-s-conversation) Mentioned as a dangerous woman who nearly wrecked the professors' plans due to her obstinacy about the Sunchild's clothes. ### [V: My Father Meets a Son, of Whose Existence He Was Ignorant; and Strikes a Bargain with Him](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/v-my-father-meets-a-son-of-whose-existence-he-was-ignorant-and-strikes-a-bargain-with-him) Now the Mayoress of Sunch'ston, married to the Mayor; Higgs infers she married soon after his departure, and her son is the Head Ranger. ### [VI: Further Conversation Between Father and Son—The Professors’ Hoard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/vi-further-conversation-between-father-and-son-the-professors-hoard) George's mother; privately disbelieves Higgs's supernatural claims but publicly supports the Musical Bank Managers out of fear. ### [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](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/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) Now Mayoress, she hosts the dinner party and becomes disquieted upon learning of a man in old Erewhonian dress, suspecting it is Higgs. ### [Interview Between Yram and Her Son](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/ix-interview-between-yram-and-her-son) Reveals to George that Higgs is his father and orchestrates a plan to send Higgs back. ### [XII: George Fails to Find My Father, Whereon Yram Cautions the Professors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/xii-george-fails-to-find-my-father-whereon-yram-cautions-the-professors) Yram cautions the Professors about Higgs's presence and hints at supernatural intervention, showing her protective and strategic nature. ### [XIV: My Father Makes the Acquaintance of Mr. Balmy, and Walks with Him Next Day to Sunch’ston](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/xiv-my-father-makes-the-acquaintance-of-mr-balmy-and-walks-with-him-next-day-to-sunch-ston) Mentioned as the Queen who wept for three months after the King's cruel orders and refused to embrace him until he embraced Sunchildism. ### [Professor Hanky Preaches a Sermon, in the Course of Which My Father Declares Himself to Be the Sunchild](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/xvi-professor-hanky-preaches-a-sermon-in-the-course-of-which-my-father-declares-himself-to-be-the-sunchild) Rises calmly to intervene, orders Higgs be taken to prison rather than harmed, and returns to her seat. ### [George Takes His Father to Prison, and There Obtains Some Useful Information](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/xvii-george-takes-his-father-to-prison-and-there-obtains-some-useful-information) Yram is mentioned as having deduced Higgs's identity from Hanky and Panky's dinner conversation and instructed George to find and protect Higgs. ### [Yram Invites Dr. Downie and Mrs. Humdrum to Luncheon—A Passage at Arms Between Her and Hanky Is Amicably Arranged](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/xviii-yram-invites-dr-downie-and-mrs-humdrum-to-luncheon-a-passage-at-arms-between-her-and-hanky-is-amicably-arranged) Invites Dr. Downie and Mrs. Humdrum to lunch, confronts Hanky, and imposes silence on the matter until after the meal. ### [A Council Is Held at the Mayor’s, in the Course of Which George Turns the Tables on the Professors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/xix-a-council-is-held-at-the-mayor-s-in-the-course-of-which-george-turns-the-tables-on-the-professors) Yram observes that George is enjoying the situation too keenly to be serious; she proposes a private negotiation between Mrs. Humdrum and Dr. Downie to resolve the crisis. ### [Yram, on Getting Rid of Her Guests, Goes to the Prison to See My Father](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/xxi-yram-on-getting-rid-of-her-guests-goes-to-the-prison-to-see-my-father) Visits Higgs in prison, soothes him, reveals George's parentage arrangement, accepts gold for George, and discusses plans. ### [XXII: Mainly Occupied with a Veracious Extract from a Sunch’stonian Journal](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/xxii-mainly-occupied-with-a-veracious-extract-from-a-sunch-stonian-journal) Mentioned as one who confirmed the prisoner's lack of resemblance to the Sunchild. ### [My Father Is Escorted to the Mayor’s House, and Is Introduced to a Future Daughter-in-Law](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/xxiii-my-father-is-escorted-to-the-mayor-s-house-and-is-introduced-to-a-future-daughter-in-law) Arranges for my father's rest, gives him a box containing mementos from their past, and introduces him to her granddaughter. ### [After Dinner, Dr. Downie and the Professors Would Be Glad to Know What Is to Be Done About Sunchildism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/xxiv-after-dinner-dr-downie-and-the-professors-would-be-glad-to-know-what-is-to-be-done-about-sunchildism) Hosts the dinner, prepares supplies for Higgs's journey, and has a private, emotional leave-taking with him. ### [George Escorts My Father to the Statues; The Two Then Part](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/xxv-george-escorts-my-father-to-the-statues-the-two-then-part) Mentioned as having provided milk for the journey and as someone George drinks to. ### [XXVI: My Father Reaches Home, and Dies Not Long Afterwards](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/xxvi-my-father-reaches-home-and-dies-not-long-afterwards) Her rug and other items were discarded by my father during his journey; she is mentioned as a possible recipient of a present. ### [I Meet My Brother George at the Statues, on the Top of the Pass Into Erewhon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/xxvii-i-meet-my-brother-george-at-the-statues-on-the-top-of-the-pass-into-erewhon) The narrator brings a pearl and diamond brooch for Yram as a gift. ### [George and I Spend a Few Hours Together at the Statues, and Then Part—I Reach Home—Postscript](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/chapters/xxviii-george-and-i-spend-a-few-hours-together-at-the-statues-and-then-part-i-reach-home-postscript) George's mother, who packed a basket for the meeting at the statues. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/characters/yram - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_revisited_se/characters