Which conflict is the weakest? .a after a tough week of school, alaina decides to spend the weekend relaxing at home and watching television. b. a young boy survives a plane crash in the remote wilderness only to find himself being stalked by a pack of wlves. c. two characters fall in love only to discover that their families are locked in a bitter rivalry; they have to meet in secret. d. jamal's alarm doesn't go off and he is late for work. his boss yells at him and threatens to fire him if it happens again.

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