Importance of The Wine

The wine that Drioli, Soutine, and Josie drink to celebrate Drioli’s success represents these characters’ penchant for short-term gratification in exchange for long term negative consequences. Alcohol encapsulates this, because it provides immediate gratification, but it has negative results in the future. This is also comparable to tattoos, because one might regret a permanent tattoo that once gave one joy. Thus, there are parallels between the symbolism of Drioli’s tattoo and his wine.