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

The correct answer is A) FIRST FIREMAN: We are the fireman Mr. Barclay (They remove their hats).

The line from “The Still Alarm” by George S. Kaufman that contains a parody of the British society is “FIRST FIREMAN: We are the fireman Mr. Barclay (They remove their hats).”

The line has a parody of the British society because it shows the calmness and the proper manner in which the character conducts himself in that moment. The background is that there is a fire in the hotel where he is with other people. The situation is riskier because the fire is reaching the place where they are. So when the Firemen gets to the scene they introduce themselves in a very proper way, removing their hats indeed, as if nothing were happening. That is a parody of the excessive formality of the British. In real life, during an emergency situation like that, everybody is rushing, trying to save their lives and the fireman act swiftly, ordering, proceeding firmly and confidently.

Answer 2

The line that contain the parody of british society from the Still Alarm by George S Kaufman is
BOB: Yes, that is pretty bad. H'm. (To Ed). I say, you really ought to see this
i conclude that this option is correct because something very urgent and important Ed have to say
hope it helps