In Scott Russell Sanders “Under the Influence” is the story about the painful memories of the author’s childhood memories. The author’s experience of his father’s alcoholism is addressed right from the start. Throughout the entirety of the story, Sanders talks about the effect that his father’s drinking problem has on his family and how it is even effecting Sander’s children. Multiple times throughout the story, Sander’s explains how his father’s drinking problem created a lot of fear in Sanders family. Sander’s tells the reader that his father’s drunken behaviors did not only effect his father, but the entire family. Sanders explains during the story that his father’s emotions can quickly go from anger to peaceful. Sanders illiterates his