# Mr. Jones — The Servile State character guide

> Mr. Jones in The Servile State by Hilaire Belloc.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** the Jones, Jones

**First appearance:** 0005-i-definitions

## Who they are

A Manchester citizen whose private property illustrates the crucial distinction between individual ownership and municipal control in Belloc's anatomy of the capitalist state.

## Relationships

### [Citizen A](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_servile_state_se/characters/citizen_a)

_professional_

Citizen A and Mr. Jones have a working relationship, likely with Mr. Jones in a position of authority or as a fellow functionary.

### [Citizen B](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_servile_state_se/characters/citizen_b)

_professional_

Citizen B and Mr. Jones have a formal or work-related connection, with Mr. Jones likely in a supervisory role.

### [D](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_servile_state_se/characters/d)

_professional_

D and Mr. Jones have a professional relationship, likely as colleagues or rivals within the state apparatus.

### [Citizen A](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_servile_state_se/characters/citizen_a)

_professional_

Citizen A and Mr. Jones have a working relationship, likely with Mr. Jones in a position of authority or as a fellow functionary.

## In the story

### [VIII: The Reformers and Reformed Are Alike Making for the Servile State](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_servile_state_se/chapters/viii-the-reformers-and-reformed-are-alike-making-for-the-servile-state)

Used as a representative example of the poor proletarian family experiencing insufficiency and insecurity.

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