“Then it struck me that we had fought for Fleete’s soul with the Silver Man in that room, and had disgraced ourselves as Englishmen forever...” How does the narrator’s observation above reflect an...

“Then it struck me that we had fought for Fleete’s soul with the Silver Man in that room, and had disgraced ourselves as Englishmen forever...”

How does the narrator’s observation above reflect an ironic colonial theme?

A: The clash of cultures brings out the worst in people.

B: A colonial power may lose even if it thinks it won.

C: Colonialized people can be both helpful and harmful.

D: In its use of force, a colonial power - despite its assumption of civilized superiority - can act in a savage, uncivilized way.