Erewhon · Character
Samuel Butler
The author, mentioned in the preface and endnotes.
minor
Also known as Butler
First appearance: Preface to First Edition
Samuel Butler's tie to Narrator is one of the pressures that moves Erewhon—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
The author who provides the pronunciation guide for Erewhon.
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With Narrator (psychological): Samuel Butler is the author who inserts himself as a character, creating a meta-fictional relationship with the narrator as his creator and commentator. With Narrator (psychological):…
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- Psychological
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- Erewhonian Characters and References
- Protagonist
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This passage marks the climax because it reveals the central psychological reversal: the narrator’s initial ho…
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psychological · ambivalent
Samuel Butler is the author who inserts himself as a character, creating a meta-fictional… How this plays out →
- Narrator
psychological · ambivalent
Samuel Butler is the author who inserts himself as a character, creating a meta-fictional… How this plays out →
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See Samuel Butler in Preface to First Edition