Under the Influence
ESSAY #1: UNDER THE INFLUENCE
DROWNING IN ALCOHOL
DROWNING IN ALCOHOL
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 Bible to strengthen the influence of his story by adding a realistic tone for readers to better connect to the effects of alcohol. In Sanders’ essay, “Under the Influence” the author uses information from a dictionary to add a realistic tone to the story in order to allow readers to form a deeper connection to the impacts of alcoholism. To be able to successfully portray a message, it is important that an author creates a relevance to real life. Through the line, “In a matter of minutes, the contents of a bottle could transform a brave man into a coward, a buddy into a bully, a gifted athlete and skilled carpenter and shrewd business man into a bumbler. No dictionary of synonyms for drunk would soften the anguish of watching our prince turn into a frog,”(Sanders, 142) Sanders is able to use synonyms from actual context to demonstrate the effects of alcohol. Readers are able to deeper connect with the story as they visualize the differences in people that alcohol creates. Through this quote, Sanders demonstrates how drinking can completely change one’s mentality and alter their emotions as they begin to behave differently from becoming someone who is to be loved and cherished to someone that is hated. Sanders’ explains how his
DROWNING IN ALCOHOL
DROWNING IN ALCOHOL
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 Bible to strengthen the influence of his story by adding a realistic tone for readers to better connect to the effects of alcohol. In Sanders’ essay, “Under the Influence” the author uses information from a dictionary to add a realistic tone to the story in order to allow readers to form a deeper connection to the impacts of alcoholism. To be able to successfully portray a message, it is important that an author creates a relevance to real life. Through the line, “In a matter of minutes, the contents of a bottle could transform a brave man into a coward, a buddy into a bully, a gifted athlete and skilled carpenter and shrewd business man into a bumbler. No dictionary of synonyms for drunk would soften the anguish of watching our prince turn into a frog,”(Sanders, 142) Sanders is able to use synonyms from actual context to demonstrate the effects of alcohol. Readers are able to deeper connect with the story as they visualize the differences in people that alcohol creates. Through this quote, Sanders demonstrates how drinking can completely change one’s mentality and alter their emotions as they begin to behave differently from becoming someone who is to be loved and cherished to someone that is hated. Sanders’ explains how his
Bibliography: Sanders, R. S. (1989, November). Under the Influence. Harper 's Magazine, 1, 140-150.