Read this sentence from Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," and choose the word that best describes the narrator's tone in the sentence.

Mr. Gascoigne's mind seemed to run on political topics, but whether relating to the past, present, or future, could not easily be determined, since the same ideas and phrases have been in vogue these fifty years.

condescending
ironic
melancholic
sarcastic

Question

Read this sentence from Nathaniel Hawthorne's short story "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," and choose the word that best describes the narrator's tone in the sentence.

Mr. Gascoigne's mind seemed to run on political topics, but whether relating to the past, present, or future, could not easily be determined, since the same ideas and phrases have been in vogue these fifty years.

condescending
ironic
melancholic
sarcastic

ccswims · Answer

I think it sounds sarcastic

anonymous · Answer

ironic?

ccswims · Answer

I'm not very sure but in my opinion. It could be either ironic or sarcastic

anonymous · Answer

ok thank you ill give you a metal