Chapter 1

Question 1

‘something eminently human beaconed from his eye… which never found its way into his talk’

Answer 1

the verb ‘beaconed’ is evocative of a call for help perhaps implying that something wants to be released. This is elaborated on through the allusion to the limitations of societal convention that exist through our ‘talk’ as it is an aspect of our nature that is conditioned by society. Therefore, the implication that this characteristic is intrinsically ‘human’ suggests that our primitive desires brought out through drink, ‘wine’, are inescapable

Question 2

‘laying out the surplus of their grain in coquetry’

Answer 2

scientific implications
survival of the fittest
presentation was instrumental in making profit, essentially a living
perhaps those who thrive the most in society are those with the most artificial appearances- and harbouring the darkest secrets