ROLE OF ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN THE NOVEL?
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Re: ROLE OF ADDICTION AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE IN THE NOVEL?
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You nailed itKendra M Parker wrote: ↑08 May 2018, 12:06 I think addiction was a way for the protagonists to avoid dealing with their personal issues. Duke used alcohol to fill his desire for family. His methamphetamine addiction was caused by his “family,” but it was also a way for him to feel closer to his family.
Gary used alcohol and drugs to replace his own family, but also it was a symptom of a directionless life. This is so common in this generation because kids are told “you can be anything you want.” The only problem is that no one tells those kids that it takes hard work to get there. This generation tends to think that everything should be handed to them, or it should be easy to get there. Gary comments on this as well, when he talks about wanting to find love and to make a difference, but he doesn’t realize that it takes effort to do both.
Thanks for this intriguing comment.
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I can very much relate to this. I got so attached to alcohol after my first heartbreak when once I had my drink I have no memories of her.kdstrack wrote: ↑08 May 2018, 23:12 "An addictive action often creates a sense of being empowered", - this is true. It "creates" something that is not real. While the addicted person may feel empowered, he is still perpetuating his own self-destruction. Alcohol and drugs provide an escape, a way to not have to face the painful emotions and memories of the past. It actually makes the addict more helpless. This is the difficulty of dealing with addicts. Leaving their drugs and alcohol behind faces them to face up to the memories and pain that torment them. In the book we see how Duke conquered alcohol but not drugs. Gary's coma was a blessing in disguise to eliminate his addictions.
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My thoughts was just the same as yours. This was the same way i had my first contact with alcohol after the death of a loved one. Alcohol to the pain away but it was just for a moment.Jeyasivananth wrote: ↑07 May 2018, 09:22 In my observation addiction as a manifestation of a disturbed psyche is another important motif in the book.
Gary Robinson grows up as a helpless and powerless child unable to stop his mother’s drinking habits. Duke Reynold too extensively uses drugs to sustain himself.
An addictive action often creates a sense of being empowered, of regaining control against helplessness. Drugs are particularly good for this purpose because they alter one's emotional state, making them feel empowered and decisive. We see this in the protagonists. Both the protagonists hail from dysfunctional families and addiction helps them to cope up with this emotional scar and helplessness.
what are your observations on this?
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