Thesis: Drinking: A Love Story by Caroline Knapp is a story of one woman's struggle

with alcoholism. She discusses the possible link between heredity and alcoholism, how

she is effected by alcohol and how her life becomes uncontrollable as a result.

I. Introduction to drinking

A. Her family

B. How it makes her feel

1. Social reasons

2. Avoidance of self-awareness

3. Physical Symptoms

II. What is an alcoholic?

A. "Skid row bum"

B. "High functioning alcoholic"

III. Is heredity a factor?

A. Her father

B. Other families

IV. Discomfort + drink = no discomfort

A. Social situations

V. Public vs. private drinking

A. No holds barred drinking

B. Maintaining the façade

VI. Denial

A. The rules

B. Young, ... Showed first 120 words of 1842 Size (words) ...

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friends and he confirmed the fact that her father knew he was an alcoholic, but felt

powerless to do anything about it. The second incident happened one autumn afternoon

while playing with her friend's child. She almost dropped the child his head while

playing with him--she was drunk at the time.

Caroline entered rehab shortly after and completed it successfully. She said she still

feels the desire to drink occasionally, but she has learned the skills to deal with the

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cravings. The author pointed out that the hardest part of staying sober is facing the

feelings head on, with out the anesthetic of alcohol. At the completion of the book, ...Essay still continues 100 more words...