Research Paper
Book Summary: Tweak by Nic Sheff The author Nic Sheff writes the novel in first person which always the protagonist/ writer to have a somewhat distance or non-existent type of feel to the story. Nic was an attractive and smart young man. But for some reason he felt empty and purposeless. In order to fill this void he felt, he first tried pot. This was not enough for him; he then turned to Methamphetamine or meth. Once he started he felt alive for the first time. Nic has gone from a promising young man with a future to a scavenger of the night look for their next high. No future at all.
Nic was struggling to stay alive. The only motivation he has was to keep his body working well enough to intake all the meth, heroin, crack, or anything else he could get into himself. At one point his arm suffers from a terrible disease that almost resulted in him losing his arm. Then his was lucky in a stable enough mind self to call 911 after his girlfriend suffer from an overdose. As horrific as this was, it did not click for him that overdosing could possibly happen to him as well.
He as his life progresses he soon loses every good job he had. So in order to accommodate for his habit he stole from his father, stepmother, and friends, as well as siblings, such as his little brother. At one point he gets so despite for money he starts to prostitute his body. He begins to start hanging around rough gay bars, hoping to find men how would want sexual favor in exchange for money. From there Nic goes even further downhill. He winds up having a meal in the mission church, not knowing he has finally hit rock bottom. After his long lost friend/ girlfriend, a female named Zelda comes along. Zelda loved Nic and cared for him. Soon their hungry were going stronger. They then start a repeating routine of stealing, getting drugs, getting high. Nic addiction goes too far when he is caught breaking into his mother’s
Nic was struggling to stay alive. The only motivation he has was to keep his body working well enough to intake all the meth, heroin, crack, or anything else he could get into himself. At one point his arm suffers from a terrible disease that almost resulted in him losing his arm. Then his was lucky in a stable enough mind self to call 911 after his girlfriend suffer from an overdose. As horrific as this was, it did not click for him that overdosing could possibly happen to him as well.
He as his life progresses he soon loses every good job he had. So in order to accommodate for his habit he stole from his father, stepmother, and friends, as well as siblings, such as his little brother. At one point he gets so despite for money he starts to prostitute his body. He begins to start hanging around rough gay bars, hoping to find men how would want sexual favor in exchange for money. From there Nic goes even further downhill. He winds up having a meal in the mission church, not knowing he has finally hit rock bottom. After his long lost friend/ girlfriend, a female named Zelda comes along. Zelda loved Nic and cared for him. Soon their hungry were going stronger. They then start a repeating routine of stealing, getting drugs, getting high. Nic addiction goes too far when he is caught breaking into his mother’s