Oppression and domination are often concealed and this could be considered as a novel common situation. This is my paraphrase and it could mean for example that in modern society where the individual has a lot of freedom as mentioned by Erich Fromm that this situation can lead to isolation and being alienated from the big enterprises in which many people work and where the individual feels like just a small cog in a big wheel.
True.
Figures of speech such as metaphors, similes, and allusions go beyond the literal meanings of the words
1.) Joey owes 4 people 3 dollars but he has no money. Therefore, he has a balance of -12
This is a real world meaning