The narrator shows his irritation with the curate by saying “nothing i could do would moderate his speech”, which means as the curate began to speak louder the narrator tried to keep the curate calm and keep him quiet but nothing he could say or do would make him quiet. As the text continues the narrator becomes more irritated with the curate because the curate starts exclaiming “It is just, O God!” over and over again. The curate is feeling guilty about his life and how he has treated others. At the end of this section of passage Wells uses a biblical allusion, “The wine press of God!”, to express how the curate felt and all the emotions that he had been feeling. As the curate continued to ramble on the irritation of the narrator continues to grow. Explain the context for the winepress of God. What emotions does it suggest and why? Keep in mind, also, that your focus needs to be on the narrator’s emotions -- so the curate’s feelings only matter as they help us understand the
The narrator shows his irritation with the curate by saying “nothing i could do would moderate his speech”, which means as the curate began to speak louder the narrator tried to keep the curate calm and keep him quiet but nothing he could say or do would make him quiet. As the text continues the narrator becomes more irritated with the curate because the curate starts exclaiming “It is just, O God!” over and over again. The curate is feeling guilty about his life and how he has treated others. At the end of this section of passage Wells uses a biblical allusion, “The wine press of God!”, to express how the curate felt and all the emotions that he had been feeling. As the curate continued to ramble on the irritation of the narrator continues to grow. Explain the context for the winepress of God. What emotions does it suggest and why? Keep in mind, also, that your focus needs to be on the narrator’s emotions -- so the curate’s feelings only matter as they help us understand the