Which character is described in these lines? "then came to the building the warrior marching, bereft of his joyance"

Whats the importance of gaining a general understanding of and interpretation of the work of literature. explain what the importance is to me

At a restaurant,one small drink costs $1.15 and one large drink costs $1.75 a family buys three small drinks and two large drinks.before tax,what is the total cost for the drinks at this restaurant

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