In the lines ("A large number. local situations"), the author implies that the compilation of Relaciones Geográficas and Descripciones helped to preserve elements of the indigenous artistic tradition
B
led to superficial comparisons between indigenous and European artworks
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facilitated efforts to modify the political organization of the indigenous people
D
did little to improve Spanish understanding of colonial geography
sparked a change in traditional religious beliefs among the indigenous people

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?