# Eleves — Leaves of Grass character guide

> Eleves in Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** your

**First appearance:** 0047-song-of-myself

## Who they are

Students or disciples addressed in a pedagogical poem.

## Relationships

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

_social_

Eleves are students or disciples who look to the narrator for guidance and inspiration.

## In the story

### [Chapter 38](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leaves_of_grass_se/chapters/38)

The narrator salutes and calls upon the eleves to continue their annotations and questionings.

### [To a Western Boy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/leaves_of_grass_se/chapters/to-a-western-boy)

The boy is addressed as a potential eleve (pupil/follower) of the narrator.

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