What is an example of sarcasm in heart of darkness?
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a. marlow calls a highly flawed colonialist official a "supernatural
being."
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b. marlow says the ruins of grass huts are "pathetically childish."
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c. marlow says that england was once "one of the dark places of the
earth."
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d. marlow wonders why an african man would wear english cloth.
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The correct answer is A. Marlow calls a highly flawed colonialist official a "supernatural being."

Explanation:

Heart of Darkness is a novel by Joseph Conrad, who was a Polish-British writer. The book tells the story of a trip to the Congo Free State, considered as the Heart of Africa. Charles Marlow is the narrator of the novel. Since the story is being told from a trip up the River Thames, Conrad creates a parallelism between London and Africa. Sarcasm is defined as a device that mocks trying to attack a person or a group of people through irony or satire.

From the option, letter A contains sarcasm because Marlow assigns the colonialist supernatural characteristics just because of the context, meaning that the guy could be just another one in a different situation, or even someone despicable.

it A marlow calls a highly flawed colonialist official a supernatural being

Explanation:

the answer is 'b' because the word 'attack' is a violent verb