The Wealth of Nations · Character
His Master
The individual employer invoked in Smith's examples, whose decisions about hiring and wages ripple through the small economies around him.
supporting
Also known as his master
First appearance: viii of the wages of labour
As a supporting figure in The Wealth of Nations, His Master is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
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In Smith's illustrative cases, 'his master' stands for the particular man whose interest and temper shape a worker's prospects. He is neither villain nor benefactor by default — just the party on the other side of the…
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See His Master in viii of the wages of labourNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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