# Erewhon — Character guide

> Key figures in Erewhon by Samuel Butler.

- [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/narrator.md): An unnamed adventurer who stumbles into Erewhon and records its customs with a straight face, letting absurdity do the work of satire.
- [Erewhonians](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/erewhonians.md): A nation that jails the sick, banks with music, and abolished machines for fear of being out-evolved — earnest, pious, and utterly upside down.
- [Chowbok](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/chowbok.md): The narrator's sullen native guide, whose superstitious terror of the forbidden pass hints at something worse than statues on the far side.
- [Arowhena](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/arowhena.md): A young Erewhonian woman whose quiet disregard hides a devotion strong enough to risk death, disgrace, and a one-way flight to England.
- [Zulora](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/zulora.md): The eldest unmarried daughter of the Nosnibors, a devotee of Ydgrun determined to claim the narrator as her rightful husband.
- [Mrs. Nosnibor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/mrs_nosnibor.md): A wealthy Erewhonian matron whose hospitality comes with expectations — Musical Bank deposits, family alliances, and a daughter married off in order.
- [Ydgrun](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/ydgrun.md): The goddess worshipped by the Erewhonians, representing conventional morality.
- [Yram](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/yram.md): The jailer's daughter whose quiet decency toward a captive stranger exposes the gap between Erewhon's harsh laws and its people's private kindness.
- [The Judge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/judge.md): A magistrate who presides over Erewhonian trials for illness and misfortune.
- [Mr. Nosnibor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/mr_nosnibor.md): A prosperous Erewhonian merchant whose respectable household becomes the narrator's refuge, and whose daughters pull him toward the country's strangest customs.
- [The Doctor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/doctor.md): An Erewhonian physician who treats the narrator during his illness.
- [Erewhon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/erewhon_place.md): The fictional country itself, often personified in discussions of its customs.
- [The Nosnibors](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/nosnibors.md): The family household of Mr. and Mrs. Nosnibor and their daughters.
- [Thims](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/thims.md): An Erewhonian man who hosts the narrator during his stay.
- [Professors of Unreason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/professors_of_unreason.md): Academics at the Colleges of Unreason who teach hypothetical logic.
- [Paley](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/paley.md): A historical figure referenced in discussions of natural theology.
- [Solomons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/solomons.md): A family or group mentioned in passing in Erewhonian society.
- [Marquis of Normanby](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/marquis_of_normanby.md): A historical figure briefly alluded to in the narrative.
- [Samuel Butler](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/samuel_butler.md): The author, mentioned in the preface and endnotes.
- [Moses](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/moses.md): A biblical figure referenced in the context of Erewhonian beliefs.
- [Mr. Habakkuk](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/mr_habakkuk.md): A minor character mentioned in the Erewhonian legal system.

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