# Thims — Erewhon character guide

> Thims in Erewhon by Samuel Butler.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Mr. Thims

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

## Who they are

An Erewhonian man who hosts the narrator during his stay.

## In the story

### [The Colleges of Unreason](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/chapters/xxi-the-colleges-of-unreason)

The cashier who invites the narrator to the city of the Colleges of Unreason and explains the educational system.

### [XXII: The Colleges of Unreason—Continued](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/chapters/xxii-the-colleges-of-unreason-continued)

Mr. Thims hosts a supper party for the narrator and later takes him to meet a learned antiquary interested in mechanical lore.

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