Question

Which line from The Still Alarm by George S. Kaufman contains a parody of British society? a. FIRST FIREMAN: We're the firemen, Mr. Barclay. (They remove their hats.) b. BOB (eagerly): Do you like it? (Remembers his plight.) Suppose I go to another hotel and there's a fire there, too! c. BELLBOY: I've got a message from the clerk, sir. For Mr. Barclay personally. d. BOB: Yes, that is pretty bad. H'm. (To Ed). I say, you really ought to see this— e. BOB: (crosses to boy) I'm Mr. Barclay. What is the message?

Answer 1

Answer:

a) FIRST FIREMAN: We're the firemen, Mr. Barclay. (They remove their hats.)

Explanation:

A parody is a literary device that makes use of emulation to depict a specific person or some other target to produce a comic effect by the usage of exaggeration.

The backdrop  to the story is that there was a raging fire in the hotel where Mr Barclay was and that inferno was already making its way towards where he was. Under ordinary circumstances, the firemen ought to be under a great deal of urgency & perhaps even jittery. However, the firemen were so well mannered they saluted Mr Barclay and even removed their hats. Rather than the firemen moving around with urgency and meting out orders to the people, they exhibited a certain degree of calmness by being very formal with Mr. Barclay.

This is a parody to depict the good mannerism and extreme formality associated with the British society evidenced by the firemen removing their hats and greeting Mr Barclay very calmly despite the raging fire

Hence, option A is the correct answer

Answer 2

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: " c. BELLBOY: I've got a message from the clerk, sir. For Mr. Barclay personally." The line from The Still Alarm by George S. Kaufman contains a parody of British society is that  c. BELLBOY: I've got a message from the clerk, sir. For Mr. Barclay personally