# The Theory of the Leisure Class — Character guide

> Key figures in The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorstein Veblen.

- [the master](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_theory_of_the_leisure_class_se/characters/the_master.md): A central figure representing the leisure class, served by others.
- [servants](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_theory_of_the_leisure_class_se/characters/servants.md): Generic class of workers serving the leisure class.
- [the priest](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_theory_of_the_leisure_class_se/characters/the_priest.md): A figure representing religious observance in the leisure class.
- [the servant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_theory_of_the_leisure_class_se/characters/the_servant.md): An individual domestic worker within the leisure class household.
- [the Lord](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_theory_of_the_leisure_class_se/characters/the_lord.md): A title referring to a deity or noble figure in the text.
- [William Morris](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_theory_of_the_leisure_class_se/characters/william_morris.md): Historical figure referenced as an example of aesthetic reform.

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