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Answer: It’s C
Explanation: because throughout the whole story it explains how ineffective colonialism.
The significance of the "flabby devil" is that It is a metaphor for the ineffectiveness of colonialism. Thus, option (C) is correct.
What is Metaphor?
Metaphor is the literary device which is used to compare two things which are alike without using the words "like" or "as". It is the king of the figure of speech, which helps in the comparison of two things.
For Instance, "Their cheeks were roses" is a metaphor in which the cheeks are compared with the roses and both the words roses and cheeks are alike. But if the sentence was "their cheeks were like roses" is then is a simile. Because it makes the use of the word like.
One of the key metaphors used by Marlow to describe how the colonists behave is "the flabby, feigning, weak-eyed demon of a voracious and pitiless foolishness." Later in the novel, he makes a number of significant references to this image.
Therefore, it can be concluded that option (C) is correct.
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