# Erewhon — Erewhon character guide

> Erewhon in Erewhon by Samuel Butler.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0010-vi-into-erewhon

## Who they are

The fictional country itself, often personified in discussions of its customs.

## In the story

### [Waste Lands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/chapters/i-waste-lands)

The unnamed colony and the mountain region that will later become Erewhon, described as grand and unexplored.

### [In the Wool-Shed](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/chapters/ii-in-the-wool-shed)

The mountains beyond the ranges, which Chowbok fears and the narrator seeks to explore, are the land that will become Erewhon.

### [Up the River](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/chapters/iii-up-the-river)

The landscape of the river valley and mountains is described in detail, setting the stage for the narrator's journey into Erewhon.

### [Into Erewhon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/chapters/vi-into-erewhon)

The hidden country the narrator enters, characterized by its quasi-European features and primitive technology.

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