▁vision ▁is ▁better ▁and ▁" more ▁pen etr ating " ▁than ▁Bon - B on ' s . ▁The ▁Dev il ▁can ▁see ▁the ▁thoughts ▁of ▁others ▁and , ▁as ▁he ▁puts ▁it , ▁" my ▁vision ▁is ▁the ▁soul ." ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁share ▁several ▁bott les ▁of ▁wine ▁until ▁Bon - B on ▁cannot ▁speak ▁without ▁h ic cup ing . ▁The ▁Dev il , ▁who ▁explains ▁that ▁he ▁e ats ▁sou ls , ▁gives ▁a ▁long ▁list ▁of ▁famous ▁philosoph ers ▁he ▁has ▁e aten , ▁and ▁his ▁assess ments ▁of ▁how ▁each ▁of ▁them ▁t asted . ▁Bon - B on ▁suggests ▁that ▁his ▁own ▁soul ▁is ▁qualified ▁for ▁a ▁ste w ▁or ▁sou ff lé ▁and ▁offers ▁it ▁to ▁his ▁visitor . ▁The ▁Dev il ▁ref uses , ▁saying ▁that ▁he ▁cannot ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁the ▁man ' s ▁" dis g ust ing ▁and ▁un gent le man ly " ▁d run ken ▁state . ▁As ▁the ▁Dev il ▁leaves , ▁Bon - B on ▁tries ▁to ▁throw ▁a ▁bott le ▁at ▁him , ▁but ▁the ▁lamp ▁above ▁his ▁head ▁comes ▁loose ▁and ▁hits ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁head , ▁knock ing ▁him ▁out . ▁ ▁Th emes ▁and ▁analysis ▁ ▁Like ▁many ▁of ▁Po e ' s ▁early ▁tales , ▁" B on - B on " ▁was , ▁as ▁Po e ▁wrote , ▁" int ended ▁for ▁half ▁ban ter , ▁half ▁sat ire " ▁and ▁expl ores ▁attempts ▁at ▁surv iving ▁death . ▁Po e