# Darwin — The Conquest of Bread character guide

> Darwin in The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-conquest-of-bread

## Who they are

A scientist whose evolutionary theory is mentioned.

## Relationships

### [Joule](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conquest_of_bread_se/characters/joule)

_social_

Darwin and Joule were contemporaries in Victorian science, likely acquainted through the British scientific community.

## In the story

### [Anarchist Communism](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conquest_of_bread_se/chapters/iii-anarchist-communism)

Used as an example of a distinguished individual who, like a simple amateur, can access scientific society resources equally under communist principles.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conquest_of_bread_se/chapters/i)

Used as an example of a distinguished individual who would be welcomed in a scientific society without special credentials.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conquest_of_bread_se/chapters/iv)

Mentioned as an example of a scientist who made great discoveries outside academies, working independently and rich enough to remain free from state control.

### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_conquest_of_bread_se/chapters/iv)

Cited as an example of a 'lazy' individual who became laborious after finding the right path.

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