# George Barnwell — On Liberty character guide

> George Barnwell in On Liberty by John Stuart Mill.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0009-iii-of-individuality-as-one-of-the-elements-of-well-being

## Who they are

Fictional character from a moralizing play, used as an example of societal pressure.

## Relationships

### [Thomas Carlyle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_liberty_se/characters/thomas_carlyle)

_psychological_

George Barnwell is used by Mill as a literary example of a misguided individual, contrasted with Carlyle's hero-worship ideas.

### [Wilhelm von Humboldt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_liberty_se/characters/wilhelm_von_humboldt)

_psychological_

Barnwell and Humboldt represent opposite poles of human potential in Mill's argument about the importance of individuality.

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