Marshall Garett: A Short Story

When the narrator drinks, he becomes delusional and his mood changes. He can suddenly become angry and takes his rage out on his wife and his cats. The narrator can be described as a violent and abusive person when intoxicated. The author explains that the narrator has a liking for violence. “Our friendship lasted, in this manner, for several years, during which my general temperament and character-through the instrumentality of the Fiend Intemperance- had (I blush to confess it) experienced a radical alteration for the worse.

She watched as the shining light faded out of his burnt umber and caramel mixed eyes that once glowed with happiness, and were now completely vacant of any emotion. Nothing was there other than his dark irises which held a profound sadness that yearned for justice.

She would get drunk everyday in order to ease her pain and not think about what happened. When Sarah is drunk she forgets about her responsibilities and she ignores all the help around her. Sarah has torn her family apart. Her father and older brother have taken her out of there lives, but her mother provides her with the

When Koren was fourteen her friend Natalie found a bottle of Whiskey at Natalie's parents' cabin. This would be her first experience, of many, with alcohol. Later that day she and Natalie went to a birthday party; they took plastic apple juice bottles and filled them with Southern Comfort whiskey for the party. They ended up sharing it with most of the people there. This exposed

It show’s a revelatory look into a family at once deeply dysfunctional and uniquely vibrant to some how overcoming all circumstances and turning their lives around. When sober, Jeannette's father grabbed his children's imagination, teaching them many subjects such as geology, physics, and how to live life with no fear. But when he drank, he was dishonest and destructive, he was rather scary. Her mother was a free spirit. She noticed the idea of domesticity and didn't want the responsibility of raising a family, even though she had too. The Walls children learned to take care of themselves quickly at a young age. They fed, clothed, and protected one another, and eventually found their way to New York. Their parents followed them and chose to be homeless. Jeannette's “The Glass Castle” shows the effects of drinking and the effects of alcohol. I want to write about this book to further illustrate the effects of alcohol. I feel this book has a very deep meaning. It can be said to argue whether or not drinking should be present or not. I want to argue a point across about drinking. This topic is something that is worth writing

From the outset of the extract, Sarah’s thoughts about alcohol were in a constant flux, with conflicting views about alcohol present throughout. Initially, alcohol is perceived as a facilitator for sociability and excitement whereby risky behaviours are valued. Sarah’s comparison of sobriety to a deflated balloon suggests a lack of enjoyment within a life deprived of alcohol, and as a result, Sarah relied upon the substance to experience satisfaction. As highlighted by the previous theme, alcohol had a considerable impact on Sarah’s sense of self. Compared to that of helium to a balloon (a substance that causes a balloon to rise), alcohol is perceived as a substance that uplifts Sarah’s self-worth and enables her to escape from reality. Sobriety, in contrast, is compared to a deflated balloon in that it grounds Sarah, bringing her back to reality where she lacks self-esteem. However, there is an underlying tone of resentment towards alcohol. For example, Sarah’s choice of the word ‘cheap’ to describe sex produces a negative association to a passionate act that should be intimate and affectionate. Rather, Sarah views the behaviour as worthy of no respect and of little value. It is therefore evident that Sarah experienced an internal battle with alcohol, where on the one hand she had attributed positive qualities to it such as enjoyment and confidence, but at the same time acknowledged that it influenced her to behave in ways she scrutinised as being undignified and

She'd have to clean it up and pay Nealie MacGowan, her mother's best friend, and owner of the bar for the glass, but she figured it was well worth it. "Get outta here." She screamed at him and pointed to the exist door. "Is this jerk giving you problems, Lannie?" Alannah looked up and saw her best guy friend, Finn Cassidy. The bar must have been so loud that she didn't hear him come in and walk up until he had spoken. Finn was thin with shoulder length dyed black hair, and dark brown eyes, covered in mascara and eyeliner and dressed in all black expect for his silver lip ring. He had been Alannah's best friend since 3rd grade, and had been the only kid to pay attention to her and play with her on the playground, and she was the only one who didn't judge him for his appearance or attitude. "No, he was just leaving," She said glaring at the man. He looked like he was going to challenge her request, until he looked up at Finn, who looked like he had stepped out of a horror film or a metal music video. Finn flashed him a big grin with sparking, straight, white teeth and the man scrambled out of his stool, and hurried

The way she looked at him sent shivers down his spine. He knew that look and couldn't help feeling like a roasted pig on a buffet table. He loved it!

THE LINE BETWEEN DISGUSHING the sober from the drunk is blurred. giggles pierce her ears, instead of the HEAVY music, but she lets herself drown out the mere voices with hennessy. and what a friend hennesy had been to her. hennesy, was one of her truest companions through all her MAJOR milestones of her life. but tonight she wanted something different, to befriend someone new — jack, jack daniels. who other than a new friend to keep her company in this toxic wasteland intertwine of intoxicated strung out souls. except there’s a tiny problem that alludes to her in the back of her mind. she’s broke. using the term broke with such light ease would be an EXAGGERATION on her part. she had money, but not enough to satisfy her current craving. her

The journalist Amy, was torn as someone who was both a journalist, somebody who had to be skeptical when taking into account the story of the French doctor, and as somebody who had personally witnessed the effects of alcohol on a loved one in a past relationship, she wanted to believe in a cure or a treatment that could resolve the addiction issue associated with alcohol use. She wanted there to be a treatment for this wide-spread issue that plagued lots of people, but she also had to be skeptical as professional, because she was a journalist.

One theme from Sherman Alexie’s book “The Absolutely True Diary Of A Part Time Indian” is alcoholism. One way the book shows this theme is when Junior’s grandmother passed away in a car crash. His grandmother got killed and run over by a drunk driver. According to the book, Junior says “In fact, last week, she was walking home from a mini powwow at the Spokane Tribal Community Center, when she was struck and killed by a drunk driver.” (Alexie 157). One major thing that is ironic is that Junior’s grandmother never had a sip of alcohol in her life. In the book, it states “But my grandmother had never drunk alcohol in her life. Not one drop. That’s the rarest kind of Indian in the world.” (Alexie 158). Another way the book shows the theme of alcoholism is how Rowdy’s father gets drunk all the time. Rowdy’s father sometimes drinks way too much alcohol and sometimes gets abusive to Rowdy and Rowdy’s mother. According to the book, Junior states “His father is drinking hard and throwing hard punches, so Rowdy and his mother are always walking around with bruised and bloody faces.” (Alexie 16). One last way the book shows the theme of alcoholism is how Junior’s father is also an alcoholic. Junior’s father gets drunk usually when he is stressed or when him and his family don’t have enough money. According to the book, it states “ He took what little money we did have and ran away to get drunk.” (Alexie 150). Those are the ways that Sherman Alexie’s book shows the theme of alcoholism.

Mary Maloney was “curiously peaceful” as she waited for her husband to come home, his drink made and ready for him to enjoy (Dahl 1). After he uncharacteristically “drank it down in one swallow” and poured himself another,

Nine long years represented a huge investment of Jared’s time, energy, intellectual output and he wasn’t about to let anything fracture his team. The task force needed to be operating at peak efficiency at all times and one member of his team couldn’t stay sober for more than an occasional weekend. Deputy Randall Robins had come to work hung over, three of the last four Mondays. The team was hard hitting and no one had time for Randall to have his morning coffee, aspirin, and then wait another half an hour for him to become an asset.

Darlene turned off her cell phone and tossed it into her bag. She batted at her cheeks, and Walker pretended that her tears were invisible. If she was upset over anything else, he would try and comfort her. When it came to the subject of Tracey’s recent heavy alcoholism, though, he backed off. It had only taken one punch from her small, accurate fists to learn the topic was off limits unless she started the conversation.

Clyde Volt sounds like a grungy name. When you hear that name, you don’t think, “That sounds like the name of the next president!” You think “I want to stay away from that guy.” Don’t try to deny it, you know you do, even if you’re not willing to admit it. Clyde Volt noticed his peers talking behind his back about his name, and some of the either duller or braver kids even came up to Clyde and gave him a piece of their mind. Clyde didn’t mind, even admired the attention over his name a bit. One particular boy did annoy him quite a bit though. His name was Kenny Baker, and it seemed as though his life goal was to annoy Clyde and make him feel bad about himself. Every morning, when Clyde would walk to school Kenny would jump out of the bushes