Characters from The Theory of the Leisure Class

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Barbarian - This is the stage of cultural development where class distinctions begin, as people of different abilities engage in different kinds of activities.

Leisure Class - This is the upper class of society, which has emerged in the process of development as the strongest and most able of people and the ones who accumulate possessions.

Slave - This person is a human who is owned by a master.

Primitive Savage - This culture is one in which there is no ownership, which makes it the lowest stage of development.

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