# Social Class and the Role of Servants in The Conscious Lovers

> Theme guide for The Conscious Lovers by Richard Steele.

The subplot involving Tom and Phillis satirizes social climbing and the mimicry of upper-class manners by servants, while also highlighting the constraints and aspirations of those in service, contrasting their earthy pragmatism with the idealism of their masters.

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