Read the selection below from gulliver’s travels by jonathan swift and use your knowledge of the book to answer the question that follows. i guessed there was some mischief contriving, when i observed my master and his friend whispering long together, sometimes pointing at me; and my fears made me fancy that i overheard and understood some of their words. who is the protagonist of the character vs. character conflict in the passage above?

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Refer to the call of the wild to answer the question. what does the lost cabin symbolize for the men in the book? safety warmth power wealth

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows. ‘you make me feel uncivilized, daisy,’ i confessed on my second glass of corky but rather impressive claret. ‘can’t you talk about crops or something? ’ i meant nothing in particular by this remark but it was taken up in an unexpected way. ‘civilization’s going to pieces,’ broke out tom violently. ‘i’ve gotten to be a terrible pessimist about things. have you read ‘the rise of the coloured empires’ by this man goddard? ’ ‘why, no,’ i answered, rather surprised by his tone. ‘well, it’s a fine book, and everybody ought to read it. the idea is if we don’t look out the white race will be—will be utterly submerged. it’s all scientific stuff; it’s been proved.’ in this passage, tom’s ideas about race relations come off as uncivilized. what literary device is fitzgerald using here? irony personification metaphor simile