The Teacher

The Chinese

The Chinese interact with the teacher in educational or advisory contexts.

Silver

Silver and the teacher have a professional connection, possibly in economic theory or instruction.

Isocrates

Isocrates and the teacher share a professional connection in education or rhetoric.

Of the Division of Labour

Implied role of Smith as the teacher guiding the reader through the economic principles.

Of the Principle Which Gives Occasion to the Division of Labour

Implied as the philosopher figure contrasted with the street porter to illustrate the effects of division of labour.

V: Of the Real and Nominal Price of Commodities, or of Their Price in Labour, and Their Price in Money

Implied role as Smith explains the theoretical concepts of value and price.

X: Of Wages and Profit in the Different Employments of Labour and Stock

Implied as the observer noting that in Scotland, cotters and servants knit stockings or spin linen as secondary employments, earning very little.

How the Commerce of the Towns Contributed to the Improvement of the Country

Adam Smith as narrator, explaining the transformation from feudal to commercial society.

Digression Concerning Banks of Deposit, Particularly Concerning That of Amsterdam

The narrator explains the principles and history of banks of deposit, particularly the Bank of Amsterdam.

Article II: Of the Expense of the Institutions for the Education of Youth

Implied figure in the discussion of schoolmasters and university professors, whose performance depends on fees and public oversight.

Article III: Of the Expense of the Institutions for the Instruction of People of All Ages

Teachers of religious doctrine, whose exertion depends on whether they rely on voluntary contributions or fixed stipends.

Taxes Upon the Rent of Houses

Implied as the sovereign whose good government enables ground-rents to exist, making them a proper subject for taxation.