Read the following passage:
"Well, Dad, you won't mind about that once I make partner
at the firm. You'll be too excited bragging about your
brilliant daughter."
"Oh, of course. I hear Merkel & Sons puts high value on
greed, dishonesty, and exploitation. They'll have you on the
fast track to the corner office in no time. I'll have so much
to tell everyone. My little girl."
What is the meaning behind the sarcasm in this passage?
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A. The father is deeply disappointed in his daughter's lack of morals.
B. The father was once a corrupt executive who now regrets his
decisions.
C. The father is just pretending to understand the corporate world of
his daughter.

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?