The Society of the Spectacle

What metaphors are used in The Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord?

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Society becomes a metaphor for modern communities. Debord uses the term society in a fairly standard way throughout the text, though his interpretation generally tends to focus on modern communities that are distinguishable units because of their particular aims and standards of conduct. Throughout the text, the primary society considered is naturally that society which produces and is simultaneously produced by, the spectacle.