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Here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by prose fiction. The opposite of... amateur's fiction.

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What is the "weak point" the narrator identifies in Fortunato?

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So we're trying to find Fortunato's brand of Kryptonite.

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Answer (A) is trying to pull one over on us. Fortunato is partying at the carnival, while

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wearing a costume, when the narrator starts talking to him.

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However, the narrator never says that these activities are what make Fortunato vulnerable.

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We can cross off choice (A).

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A person who is "gullible" will fall for pretty much anything. Though Fortunato does

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go along with the narrator rather easily, the narrator never says that his nemesis is

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flawed in this way.

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Answer (B) is incorrect.

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"Malicious" comes from the root word "malice," which describes an intention to do evil. The

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narrator doesn't actually accuse Fortunato of being mean-spirited, however.

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Choice (D) doesn't make the cut.

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The narrator specifically identifies Fortunato's pride in his knowledge of wine as his weak

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point, so (C) is the correct answer.

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We guess if you want revenge on somebody, getting them disoriented is a good starting point...

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