An essay(with outline)on the novel by Caroline Knapp titled Drinking: A Love Story

  • Date: January 05, 2003
  • Level: College, Undergraduate
  • Grade: A
  • Length: 8 pages (1878 words)
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    functioning alcoholic, heredity, alcoholism, self awareness, no holds barred, love story,  ...caroline knapp, skid row, social situations, avoidance, one woman, bum, thesis, alcohol, struggle, fa
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Thesis: Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp is a story of one woman's struggle with alcoholism. She discusses the possible link between heredity and alcoholism, how she is effected by alcohol and how her life becomes uncontrollable as a result. I. Introduction to drinking A. Her family B. How it makes her feel 1. Social reasons 2. Avoidance of self-awareness 3. Physical Symptoms II. What is an alcoholic? A. "Skid row bum" B. "High functioning alcoholic" III. Is heredity a factor? A. Her father B. Other families IV. Discomfort + drink = no discomfort A. Social situations V. Public vs. private drinking A. No holds barred drinking B. Maintaining the façade VI. Denial A. The rules B. ...

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... died. Caroline spoke to one of his friends and he confirmed the fact that her father knew he was an alcoholic, but felt powerless to do anything about it. The second incident happened one autumn afternoon while playing with her friend's child. She almost dropped the child his head while playing with him--she was drunk at the time. Caroline entered rehab shortly after and completed it successfully. She said she still feels the desire to drink occasionally, but she has learned the skills to deal with the 5 cravings. The author pointed out that the hardest part of staying sober is facing the feelings head on, with out the anesthetic of alcohol. At the completion of the book,

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