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The battle between George and Wlater in their apartement

Prometheus was a Titan god who stole fire from Mt. Olympus and gave it to men. As punishment, Prometheus was tied to a rock. Each day, an eagle would eat away his liver. At night, his liver would grow back so it could be eaten again the next day. The parallels to Walter are lost on him. However, the audience members who know the story realize that George is saying Walter is drunk and destroying his liver. Ironically, Walter wants to bring liquor to others through the liquor store he wants to build with his father's life insurance money. Walter does not understand the allusion and thinks George is making up Prometheus. George is implying that Walter's plans for the future are not promising and the incident also shows that George really doesn't respect Walter. He's letting Walter know that he can't be pushed around but Walter is too uneducated and drunk to realize the full impact of the insult.

I don't think George is actually talking about Walter's connection to alcohol per se.  I think he is mocking Walter's "big ideas" about how black men can improve their lot, particularly since Walter's ideas do not include education and white shoes like George's.  George seems to be saying that Walter is trying to bring down a metaphorical fire to the "mere mortals" like George.  Of course, George is being sarcastic.  He hold himself and his education very much above Walter, and finds it ironic that Walter would try to give him advice or disapprove of him.