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• Josef has submitted now to the power of the court. He lets it dominate his Sunday morning even when it does not demand his time.
• This illustrates the way in which the judiciary’s hold over Josef is legitimized and strengthened mostly through his own voluntary behavior.
• Her husband tolerates the advances, because the student will one day wield power.
• osef certainly treats it that way by initially dismissing the washerwoman’s ability to help.
• The usher confesses that his superiors constantly abuse his wife, and that their authority is the only thing that stops him from fighting back. The usher indulges in a violent fantasy of harming the student, and suggests that Josef carry out the deed

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