The author diverts the emperor, and his nobility of both sexes, in a very uncommon manner—the diversions of the court of lilliput described—the author has his liberty granted him, upon certain conditions. my gentleness and good behavior had gained so far on the emperor and his court, and indeed upon the army and people in general, that i began to conceive hopes of getting my liberty in a short time. i took all possible methods to cultivate this favorable disposition. the natives came by degrees to be less apprehensive of any danger from me. i would sometimes lie down and let five or six of them dance on my hand . . if you were scanning this passage to get a sense of the organization, which of the following would you look at to guide your understanding?

How did some catholics respond to religious discrimination?

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

Which excerpt best states the central idea of the second paragraph of the dark game ?