Prejudice, Background, Environment, People in his life, Poverty , Insecurity, Health issues, Society expectations.....
He will be passed over for a promotion.
Even though it is a very playful and fun way to describe a person, in this case Stephen Mackaye, the correct tone of that excerpt is ironic. Remember that the ironic tone is shown by a<span>n author's specific choice of language that can create irony through the description of a character. That si exactly eht the author does in the excerpt</span>