# Mr. Blatchford — What’s Wrong with the World character guide

> Mr. Blatchford in What’s Wrong with the World by G. K. Chesterton.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Blatchford

**First appearance:** 0001-what-s-wrong-with-the-world

## Who they are

A socialist writer and journalist, debated as a contemporary thinker.

## In the story

### [II: The Tribal Terror](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_se/chapters/ii-the-tribal-terror)

Cited for his simplistic analogy of heredity as mixing blue and yellow beads, which Chesterton ridicules as ignoring the organic mystery of birth.

### [IV: The Truth About Education](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_se/chapters/iv-the-truth-about-education)

Referenced as someone who would stop a child's prayers, highlighting the diversity of educational content.

### [The Need for Narrowness](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_se/chapters/ix-the-need-for-narrowness)

Listed alongside General Booth as a choice between worldviews in education.

### [The Staleness of the New Schools](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/what_s_wrong_with_the_world_se/chapters/xii-the-staleness-of-the-new-schools)

Quoted for the statement 'The world does not want piety, but soap—and Socialism,' representing the modern utilitarian and collectivist ideal.

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