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The Great Gatsby Alcoholism Essay

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Alcoholism is a serious addiction that can affect both the individual and their loved ones. As we learned from our classroom topic, alcohol, children are at risk to become future alcoholics when raised in an alcoholic home. Pip from Bottled Up is a great example of what a child can go through when raised by an alcoholic parents. Having an alcoholic in the family puts a lot of stress on the other family members. As we saw, the Pip's mother started used pills in order for her to get her mind off all the stress and drama that is happening in the home.
Alcoholism interferes a lot with parenting, as seen in Bottled Up, the Grinch does not get to teach Pip how to drive, he always finds an excuse for Pip. The Grinch was supposed to chaperon for Mickey's …show more content…

Pip, Mickey and the mother do not talk about this issue with anyone else. No one mentions that their father is an alcoholic or the arguments that they go through every day. When the cop asked if everything was alright at home, Pip denied it. The counselor would ask him every session about his family and parents but he would never mention anything because he was told at home that he was not allowed to say anything to anyone about their issues at home. When the counselor opened up to Pip and mentioned about her situation at home, that was when Pip realized that the problem is that his father is an alcoholic. When Pip finally realized the cause to their family problems, he started to act different towards the father, he started to stand up for himself and his brother.
Due to the alcohol in the home, the children become carious and want to experiment with the alcohol since they see their parents drinking it every day. The children are exposed to it at a earlier age compared to those who do not have alcoholic or drug addict parents. Pip was nine when his father gave him his first beer. Pip use to carry around the bottle cap in his pocket, but he did not know why. After he realized that his father is an alcoholic, Pip threw out the bottle cap and started seeing everything more

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