%0 Journal Article
%T <i>Erewhon</i>, Everywhere, and Samuel Butler
%A Marco T&#250
%A lio Ferreira dos Santos
%J Advances in Literary Study
%P 178-186
%@ 2327-4050
%D 2024
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/als.2024.123013
%X This paper presents a critical analysis of a book written by Samuel Butler in 1872. The book is titled <i>Erewhon</i>, a fictitious society that serves as a satirical representation of British society and its ironies and absurdities. The methodology used is not typical of scientific papers, especially those that are used to develop hard sciences. As Butler compared <i>Erewhon</i> to England, the objective of this paper is to compare <i>Erewhon</i> to contemporary societies and see if their levels of absurdity have diminished. Due to its subjective, illustrative, and general nature, the reader is entitled to hold a different opinion. That wouldn&#8217;t, however, mean that the points raised are any less deserving of concern and criticism.
%K Butler
%K Satire
%K Society
%K Modernity
%K Criticism
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=134427