Question

read the source of the allusion.

in the fable \the fox and the grapes,\ a fox tries unsuccessfully to reach a bunch of grapes. because he cannot reach them and therefore cannot eat them, he tells himself that they must be sour.

what is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?

percys remark about your new car is clearly a case of sour grapes.

praising something that you admire

criticizing something because you cant have it

Explanation:

The allusion comes from "The Fox and the Grapes" fable, where the fox dismisses grapes as sour only because it cannot reach them. In the given sentence, Percy's remark about the new car follows this same logic: criticizing something out of inability to possess it.

Answer:

criticizing something because you can't have it