# Mr. Shaw — The Way of All Flesh character guide

> Mr. Shaw in The Way of All Flesh by Samuel Butler.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0010-viii

## Who they are

A lawyer or business associate of the Pontifex family.

## Relationships

### [Ernest Pontifex](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_way_of_all_flesh_se/characters/ernest_pontifex)

_friendship_

A fellow prisoner who becomes Ernest's loyal friend and helps him survive his time in jail.

### [Ernest Pontifex](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_way_of_all_flesh_se/characters/ernest_pontifex)

_friendship_

A fellow prisoner who becomes Ernest's loyal friend and helps him survive his time in jail.

### [Ernest Pontifex](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_way_of_all_flesh_se/characters/ernest_pontifex)

_friendship_

A fellow prisoner who becomes Ernest's loyal friend and helps him survive his time in jail.

## In the story

### [LIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_way_of_all_flesh_se/chapters/lix)

The tinker who challenges Ernest's understanding of Christianity, exposing his inaccuracies about the Resurrection and offering a skeptical view of theological arguments.

### [LXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_way_of_all_flesh_se/chapters/lxiv)

Ernest's investigation into Christianity was prompted by Mr. Shaw's rebuke.

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