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In the landmark US Supreme Court case Gideon v Wainwright, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that states are mandated under the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution to give counsel in criminal cases to represent indigent defendants. In this case, the Florida court refused to appoint a lawyer for Mr. Clarence Earl Gideon.
We can infer from Gregor's thoughts that his employer has a tyrannical streak, since he relishes making his employees fell diminished. He places himself on top of his table in order to speak to his employees (who sit on a chair) from above, using this position to intimidate them.
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A simile is a language technique which compares something to something else using the word 'like' or 'as'
