The main reason the Roman Republic failed is that it was never a democracy. The rich had undue influence in the electoral process. The various generals like Marius, Sulla, Pompey and Caesar were much more popular. There was also increasingly instability, many civil wars. And everywhere outside of Italy was governed as a province, with a Governor imposed by Rome. Most actual inhabitants were excluded from the workings of the Republic.
The literary device that Gordimer employs in the excerpt is Imagery.
Imagery is a literary device used to represent objects, actions, and ideas in such a way that it appeals to our physical senses. Usually it is thought that imagery makes use of particular words that create visual representation of ideas in our minds.
Thomas Edison
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<span>A slave state is any of the southern states of the US in which slavery was legal before the Civil War.</span>
