5. Lines 59-67: In which details in these lines does Thoreau compare "the mass of

men" who "serve the state" with other things? Why is this section of text an

example of loaded language?

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Answer:

Thoreau compares "the mass of men" who "serves the state" using details of how these men are dehumanized in their work.

This is an example of loaded language because the author stated that these men work as "machines" to trigger an emotional response to the readers who were reading the text.

Explanation:

Thoreau, in lines 59-67, from his book "Civil Disobedience" wanted to talk about how the state dehumanizes the worker. For that, he used the expression "the mass of men" to symbolize the working class that works to protect the State, such as marines, for example. Thoreau says that there is an exploitation of these men that makes them work as machines, dehumanizing their bodies.

Thoreau uses "work as a machine" in a connotative way in his text, to trigger a reaction of emotion and impathy in the reader, in relation to the way the State treats its workers.