Wine of Astonisment
Wine of astonishment
The title of this novel ‘wine of astonishment’ can be analysed in two ways. Firstly by the literal translation ‘wine ‘ is an alcoholic beverages and is usually bitter, and astonishment refers to something unexpected. Secondly the hardship that happen to the people of bonasse in the story. This novel is author by earl love lace and is simply base on a rural trinidian Creole community which is simply set over a twenty year period somewhere between the 1940’s to the 1950’s. The novel is narrated by Eva dorcas who is a wife of bee dorcas and a mother of five: taffy, joyce,reggie, Winston, dorcas , eva is of African descent and is a shouter Baptist faith. She is a very religious woman and believes god allowed all things to happen for a reason. In the beginning of the novel eva dorcas express her religious opinion towards what god does and why. She said that god is not anger at them, so that can’t be the reason they are facing trials but there is a reason to their tribulation.eva believes that it’s because of out of all the person in the world they are one who can bear the hardship of life without giving up or dieing and everyone’s on the earth is here for a purpose. ‘ The strong suffer the weak die’ this quote show how she believe in god’s purpose for bonnase. Reggie who was one of the couple’s son has fails is crucial scholar examination for free secondary education, and they also see this as another hardship which they have to face. So although bee believe that Ivan Morton whom is a former school teacher from the community who is now a member of the legislative council who has betrayed the people of bonasse by adopting the mannerism and lifestyle of the white politicians in the council. Eva had to persue him to go for help for reggie examination, which he does but ended up being disappointed from the responds he got from Ivan morton which proved is accusation. However reggie was lucky enough to receive a letter of
The title of this novel ‘wine of astonishment’ can be analysed in two ways. Firstly by the literal translation ‘wine ‘ is an alcoholic beverages and is usually bitter, and astonishment refers to something unexpected. Secondly the hardship that happen to the people of bonasse in the story. This novel is author by earl love lace and is simply base on a rural trinidian Creole community which is simply set over a twenty year period somewhere between the 1940’s to the 1950’s. The novel is narrated by Eva dorcas who is a wife of bee dorcas and a mother of five: taffy, joyce,reggie, Winston, dorcas , eva is of African descent and is a shouter Baptist faith. She is a very religious woman and believes god allowed all things to happen for a reason. In the beginning of the novel eva dorcas express her religious opinion towards what god does and why. She said that god is not anger at them, so that can’t be the reason they are facing trials but there is a reason to their tribulation.eva believes that it’s because of out of all the person in the world they are one who can bear the hardship of life without giving up or dieing and everyone’s on the earth is here for a purpose. ‘ The strong suffer the weak die’ this quote show how she believe in god’s purpose for bonnase. Reggie who was one of the couple’s son has fails is crucial scholar examination for free secondary education, and they also see this as another hardship which they have to face. So although bee believe that Ivan Morton whom is a former school teacher from the community who is now a member of the legislative council who has betrayed the people of bonasse by adopting the mannerism and lifestyle of the white politicians in the council. Eva had to persue him to go for help for reggie examination, which he does but ended up being disappointed from the responds he got from Ivan morton which proved is accusation. However reggie was lucky enough to receive a letter of