# Yram — Erewhon character guide

> Yram in Erewhon by Samuel Butler.

**Role:** supporting

**First appearance:** 0012-viii-in-prison

## Who they are

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.

## Relationships

### [Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/characters/narrator)

_romantic_

Yram is the narrator's first Erewhonian love, a beautiful woman who teaches him the local customs and language.

## In the story

### [VIII: In Prison](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/erewhon_se/chapters/viii-in-prison)

The jailor's daughter who teaches the narrator the language and shows him kindness.

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