Question

"Well that's sculpture, making a '74 Toyota look like a '63 Corvette, only I didn't think of it that way...I was doing good work, and I was making good money."

What is the purpose of the ellipsis (...)?

I have it down to two possible answers: A. to prepare the reader for a change in topic and B. to show Ramirez's pride in discussing his work.

I liked A,but I had a problem with the last part, "a change in topic" which would require a new paragraph, I thought. Therefore I thought B was the correct answer.

Answer 1

An ellipsis is ordinarily used to show that some words have been left out of a quotation.

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/marks/ellipsis.htm

Answer 2

the answer is a because the ellipsis is to prepare the reader for a change in topic.