Answer:
The answers:
He talked down to Christoffels.
He ridiculed and called Christoffels names.
Explanation:
This is in relation to a story in the book "The Hiding Place" authored by Corrie Ten Boom. This story is a biography on Boom's life during the war in Holland.
Otto was a young German who was also a Nazist. He was as an apprentice to Boom's father, who is a watchmaker. When Otto becomes an apprentice under Boom's Father, the family realized the effect of Nazism as Otto proudly often states that he was in the Hitler Youth, and excuses himself during daily scripture reading saying the father is reading the old testament, a "book of Jews" and consists of lies.
At a point in the story, Otto started abusing Christoffel, an old man who also works at the watch shop. Christoffel was always subjected to Otto's violence such that he is being talked down to and ridiculed by him. Sometimes, Otto also trip and hit Christoffel alongside shoving him into a wall. These were some of the ways Otto persecuted and abused Christoffels.
Situational irony. The definition of situational irony is “the contrast between what a reader or character expects and what actually exists or happens.
Based on the given passage above, using the context, the meaning of the words in bold which are "I made earnest and successive appeals" would be this: I made several heartfelt requests. The answer would be the second option. When we say earnest, this means sincere or serious. Successive which means <span>happening one after the other without any break. Hope this answers your question.</span>
