# John Bunyan — Progress and Poverty character guide

> John Bunyan in Progress and Poverty by Henry George.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Bunyan

**First appearance:** 0073-iv-of-the-changes-that-would-be-wrought-in-social-organization-and-social-life

## Who they are

Author of Pilgrim's Progress, cited as an example of literary and moral influence.

## In the story

### [From the Diffusion of Education and Improved Habits of Industry and Thrift](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/progress_and_poverty_se/chapters/ii-from-the-diffusion-of-education-and-improved-habits-of-industry-and-thrift)

Referenced for the metaphor of the 'Slough of Despond' to illustrate that poverty cannot be overcome by mere moral exhortation.

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