The use of sarcasm in "My brother at the Canadian border"

The author's clear use of sarcasm enables the reader to comprehend that the main character in My Brother at the Canadian Border is irritated and belittles the border patrol officer due to his racism. It also allows us to understand that this problem is very common to the protagonist due to his ethnicity and physical appearance "The woman behind the desk widened her blue eyes to take in my brother's olive skin, hazel eyes" (Wolpé 124) makes it clear that the skin col our of the main character is the cause of the conflict between him and the border officer. Furthermore, during their first…