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When wine speaks, men become better

If one can remember the likes a of writer who can only write well when get drunk is the sole author of the short story the cask of Amontillado. Indeed, his masterpieces on literary had surfaced teachers interest to include his work of arts in the literature class because of the moral lessons and great writing techniques one may strongly see therein. Edgar Allan Poe, same author of the poem Annabel Lee which we happened to memorize when I was in first year high school became the subject of appreciation on literary works by most of his readers.  He was an American poet, short-story writer, editor, and literary critic and is considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Moreover, he was considered the inventor of detective-fiction genre. He was the first well-known American writer who lived through career in writing.

The cask of Amontillado is a short story of it depicts the personality of the writer himself. The qualities of the main characters in the story are but a reflection of Edgar’s connoisseur of wine. Relative to this, some men at hand can work better when get drunk. Specific work where men excel better when wine is at strike is in the field of writing, lay outing, singing, acting to some extent, and to our surprise even in driving.

It’s all but a passion, a story that starts around nightfall, one evening during the carnival season in a nameless city in Europe. Edgar in the story makes of a narrator in the person of Montresor who vows revenge against his best friend Fortunato. He never intend to mislead his reader of putting revenge in ones hand because of the other’s indignant mistake or shortcoming  but rather to judge him. Illuminating the story from Montresor’s point of view strengthens the upshot of moral shock and horror. Indeed, the piece brings great blow to anyone reading it as to whether the story is a myth or could be an offshoot of others actual experience ironed only in the story.

The Cask of Amontillado is an influential fiction of reprisal. Montresor, the threatening narrator of this legend banked in his heart revenge upon Fortunato for an insult. Montresor capitalized his expertise in wine. He knew his friend best, a man of drunkard and a walking stick. Montresor derived pleasure from the fact that Fortunato died slowly when the latter was completely devoured in dark. He packed immense revenge when he successfully cemented his friend (while in sober rest under intense wine intoxication) alive inside the tomb.  For half of a century no mortal has disturbed him in that absolute hush. He never knew that his last sip of the Amontillado brought him to total silence (in peace).

In structure, there can be no doubt, that both Montresor’s plan of revenge and Poe’s story are carefully crafted to create the desired pleasure of the story. But I’m more on the act of revenge that is quite interesting. When I was in grade 5 (elementary), there was a piece for declamation explained by my teacher in class. The story perfectly matched that of Poe’s write up on revenge. According to my teacher she said; do not put revenge in your hand. Let God do the revenge for you instead. My teacher’s first statement “do not put revenge in your hand” is I think a very Christian way of managing anger or conflict within. One can totally see how peace and loving a person is whenever he attributes to God others mistakes that had somehow caused disturbance and harm to him. This is exactly a version of the biblical phrase “If they throw you a stone, throw them bread” in return. But some at hand redefined this phrase to “If they throw you a stone, throw them a metal.” It sounds so detrimental for when a person at some point in time is weak enough to endure the heat of insult, prick of sharp tongue, punch of hard fist, and the rest. Most often, our last resort is to throw them a metal too when our tolerance can no longer accommodate space for understanding, love and care.

Whether it’s an insult, a word by mouth or through print, the sense is that, our potential to understand these things in a Christian way is but a test of time. It’s very thorny to stand up in employing understanding and patience always as a way of managing wounds inflicted to us by others. But I think it would be good sometimes to get angry and cause them trouble too. Remember, Jesus himself got angry when people before turned his Father’s temple a market place. (For comments, leave them in my website at www.lesiomhar.page.tl or in my CP # at 08185452554).

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