Scottish Text - Assisi - Quote Analysis

Question 1

“Outside, the three tiers of churches built/in honour of St Francis”

Answer 1

• “Outside” (WC) has a double meaning, the beggar is not only outside the church but also outside of society
• Highlights ostentatious nature of church - grand and impressive
• Due to disconnect between St Francis and the church, the beggar is not getting the help he should

Question 2

“A priest explained/how clever is was of Giotto”

Answer 2

• Admiring artwork rather than the word of God, more impressed with the depiction of teachings than in actually practising them himself
• Hypocrite
• Inability to recognise the teachings of St Francis and how to be more like him in day to day life

Question 3

“A rush of tourists, clucking contentedly/fluttered after him as he scattered that grain of the word”

Answer 3

• Extended metaphor
• Compares tourists to chickens, shows disapproval
• Mindless and stupid
• Only there for the sights, not to hear the word of God or learn about St Francis’s beliefs/morals
• Priest is ignoring SF’s teachings

Question 4

“Wept pus”

Answer 4

• Graphic description of beggar’s physical condition, lack of care