In the middle of the passage Soto uses biblical allusion of before eating the pie his hand were clean verses after eating the pie his hand were dirty. To help give sotos audience a general idea of how sin can touch us. “Just as I was about to work my cleanest finger into the pie. Soto’s hands being clean is an allusion before being touched by sin. Before Soto had eaten the pie he had clean hands whereas afterwards denying any pie to his neighbor Johnny, Johnny says “you’re hands are dirty” and walks away. Sotos hands are a reference to being touched and not touched by sin. (being clean and dirty)
