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1. Explain the meaning of this metaphor used on page 23: "They were in the last rank of the armies of law."

This metaphor compares Frank and Alan to army privates and the legal profession to the army. The implication is that they are meant to do as they are told and defer to older, more experienced attorneys, who are given more power and privilege, as befits their "rank."

2. What is similar and what is different about Frank's and Alan's fathers?

Both Frank's and Alan's fathers are experienced lawyers. Frank's father is a respected senior lawyer in New York, however, while Alan's father is a notorious and not particularly well-liked lawyer in Cleveland.

3. Who is Brenda, and what is Franks' relationship with her in the first section of the text?

Brenda is a single woman who works for Weyland, Braun. She and Frank have a two-year romantic relationship, but when Frank becomes too busy with work, Brenda moves on to another man.

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