# The Doctor — Erewhon character guide

> The Doctor in Erewhon by Samuel Butler.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the doctor

**First appearance:** 0014-x-current-opinions

## Who they are

An Erewhonian physician who treats the narrator during his illness.

## In the story

### [Current Opinions](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/chapters/x-current-opinions)

Family practitioner involved in Mr. Nosnibor's consultation with the straightener.

### [XXVI: The Views of an Erewhonian Prophet Concerning the Rights of Animals](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/chapters/xxvi-the-views-of-an-erewhonian-prophet-concerning-the-rights-of-animals)

A doctor advised a young man to eat meat for his health, contrary to the law, contributing to the young man's moral crisis.

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