American Pastoral Language and Communication Quotes

The Swede really wants to tear this article about Merry down from the bulletin board that's near where Hamlin's store used to be. When the new store is built a year later, the articles finally come down.

Of all the hundreds of articles about Merry that the Swede read, this one bothers him the most. Why do you think this is?

This is Bill Orcutt talking, not long after the Swede sees him having sex with Dawn in the kitchen. Given this, how would you categorize Orcutt's speech in this moment?