Analysis Of Under The Influence By Scott Russell Sanders

Scott Russell Sanders’ “Under the Influence” is about a family growing up with alcoholism, mental and physical abuse. When Sanders was very young, he didn’t recognize that his father was an alcoholic, but as he grew older, he saw the bloodshot eyes, hiding alcohol, the deceptions, and the dual personalities of an alcoholic. “My father drank. He drank as a gut-punched boxer gasps for breath, as a starving dog gobbles food—compulsively, secretly, in pain and trembling.” (215). Sanders story starts at the end, where his father dies from alcoholism. The turmoil and fear this family suffered because of their father’s alcoholism, is a story a lot of families are familiar with.

During 1945, the final year of World War II, the domestic economy of the United States experienced a series of recessions. As of consequence, many Americans were unemployed and impoverished. In order to escape the challenges of society, many turned to alcohol. Therefore, due to the prevalence of alcohol consumption, alcoholism infected the lives of many people. Scott Russell Sanders describes his ability to overcome adversity as a result of having an alcoholic father by the use of ethos, pathos, and logos in his essay “Under the Influence”.

In Scott Russell Sanders’ memoir titled “Under the Influence,” he recalls his childhood and his father’s losing battle with alcoholism. First, Sanders starts with his father’s death from alcohol. Though his father had a problem, he never admitted having one. Sanders goes through his memory of his father and the times when he drank. He looks back onto situations where he and his siblings would encounter their dad consuming alcohol on a very regular basis. Then he describes how he struggled with his father's drinking. Sanders refers to how society portrays alcohol and the people who suffer from alcoholism. He also describes the literature aspect of the word “drunk.” Sanders follows

Every day, all day we subconsciously breakdown our thoughts and process information to make a uniform decision in any given situation. Each person is different, so naturally the thought process will vary depending on the individual. The components that build an essay, create the “feel” of the essay so to speak. Those components are the thesis statement, transition sentences, and the structures or tone of the essay. In the essays, “Shitty First Drafts” by Anne Lamott and “How Not to Say the Wrong Thing” by Berry Goldman and Susan Silk, the authors describes effective ways to process and analyze a situation in the most compelling way possible.

c. Under the influence of alcohol, a person loses control over his or her thoughts and actions. Furthermore, it is essential to mention that the reaction to alcohol will depend on the stage of alcoholism, the individual characteristics of the drinker, the quantity and quality of alcohol. According to National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholis, “The widespread availability of alcohol, inconsistent enforcement

Scott Russell Sanders is an American novelist and essayist. He was won many different awards for his writings. Some of the awards include the Lannan Literary Award, Mark Twain Award, John Burroughs Essay Award, and the Cecil Woods Award for Nonfiction. In November of 1989 Scott Russell Sanders wrote Under the Influence. He talked about how his father’s actions affected him and motivated him not become the man his father was. Mr. Sanders wanted to provide a better life for his children so that they’d never have to experience what he did as a child.

The second goal is understand and use process of reading, writing and research, which i did by doing the opposition essay and by giving feedback on a classmate 's essay.The opposition essay was like a research paper, it was a process of researching and putting the information together and creating an essay that answers the prompt. This essay was like teaching the process of research and how to support evidence. It was like intro or preview of how a research paper is done. And giving feedback on the essays was like similar process of a research paper but just done a little different. When I got to read the paper and look for something that needs to be changed or errors like research and then I would explain why that was, like supporting evidence. It was helpful getting feedback from others and hearing what they have to say about the essay.These were two things that help me accomplish the goal.

Millions of people suffer from life-changing addictions such as alcohol and work. These people are normally called "alcoholics" and "workaholics". Workaholics and alcoholics have few differences, but are similar in many ways. In Scott Russell Sander 's essay, "Under the Influence", he shows how children of alcoholic parents suffer from self-blame and how such blame can affect them for the rest of their life. Sanders illustrates the troubles he experienced as a young boy due to his fathers drinking problem. Scott blamed himself for his father 's addiction to alcohol. Whenever Scott became older, he then dealt with an addiction to work, as his father had to drinking. He states, "Work has become an

When we analyze Scott Russell Sanders’ memoir “Under the Influence,” using the notion of betrayal Patricia Hampl establishes in her memoir “Other People’s Secret,” we discover that “Under the Influence,” rather than being a breach of trust, is instead Sanders’ attempt to redeem his drunkard dad’s character. Patricia Hampl, in her memoir, recounts what she calls “betrayals” that she has committed against people—ranging from her friends to someone as close as her own mother— whom she writes about in her works. This betrayal often involves her inconsiderately revealing something about them, which they think is detrimental to their image: for example, Hampl revealing her mother’s epilepsy, an illness her mother had kept secret from the outside world, in her poem. “Under the Influence” has a similar context; Sanders also reveals his family’s long-standing secret that his father was a chronic drunkard. However, despite the revelation, Sander seems to focus on portraying his father not as an alcoholic but as someone afflicted by the disease of alcoholism. He tries to convince readers that his father was unlike other drunkards and focuses on his father’s character rather than on the morality of his drinking habit. In light of this, can we contend that “Under the Influence” is a betrayal committed by Sanders towards his father and his family? In this paper, I will scrutinize Hampl’s perception of betrayal and use it to analyze this question. I will also examine the possibility that

To start off, the main driven idea of this book is the black market, or what they refer to as the underground and “shadow economy”. The underground has its choices and consequences as well as any other type of economic system do. But, in this case the underground can be a country’s main economy for survival such as, “In Bolivia the underground economy is responsible for an estimated 65 percent of GDP. In Nigeria it accounts for perhaps 76 percent.” (7) This type of GDP from the underground is usually found in the developing worlds. That’s not to say that we don’t have a dark side of our own in the mix. The US has been the largest competitor in the Black Market in many fields for example: Marijuana,

The essay, “Under the Influence”, was written by Scott Russell Sanders at his forty-two years old. As the son of an alcoholic, Sander described his fearful childhood memory and how his family was affected by his alcoholic father in the long run. The purpose for Sander wrote this essay is that he wants his son can be saved from the chain of influences passed by his father.

Throughout the decades, alcoholism has become a common issue that has become the cause of the deterioration of many relationships. In Scott Russell Sanders essay, “Under the Influence”, it is demonstrated how his relationship with his father continuously weakens due to the effects of alcohol. In order to create a deeper understanding of the impacts that alcohol consumption has on families, Sanders uses information from sources such as medical journals with actual statistics that increase the relevance of the story. In Sanders’ essay, “Under the Influence”, the author uses references such as dictionaries, medical journals, and the

Outline, planning, revising, rough and final draft, grading. This is the typical process for writing an essay, I however as a young high school student never followed this. I started with an idea in my head and go on from there. I never considered a need to plan and prepare an outline, just to write a rough draft that I would have to revise, draft, and draft again. It would just be easier to start writing the final draft first right? No. This class has taught me many strategies on how to accustom my writing to a college level. Over the semester in this class I have grown, learned how to effectively draft, and experienced argumentative writing first hand.

Drug abuse is on the rise. While the use of drugs like cocaine and heroin is in a state of decline in certain parts of the world, prescription drugs abuse is on the rise (UNODC, 2013). Prescription drugs that were prescribed with the intention to do well are now one of the leading causes of self-harm. Drug abuse has no gender or social class, it can affect people regardless of social status and wealth, and now more than ever we need to understand the reason behind the abuse. What psychological factors could cause an individual to abuse drugs in the first place? In this research essay, I will discuss how each one of the major school of psychology perspectives could attempt to explain a

he is a part of the essay. The whole essay gives the reader a positive outlook