In American Anonymous: Eight addicts in search of a life written by Denizet-Lewis (2009) I found interesting that in our society, there are many people who suffer addictions which are health problems that are common. I like how Denizet-Lewis describes each character, because he provides a lot detail. The language that he uses is colloquial, which let the readers get engage. Studies have shown that social factors play an important role in the development of human behaviors that include the drug consumption. In the first chapter of American Anonymous, Bobby’s behavior is influenced by his family for instance; his father is a heroin addict, his brother Dan is addicted too.
In the second chapter Marvin introduces, he is an alcoholic man. All addictions …show more content…
Addiction is defined when a behavior is extremely obsessive and the person is not capable to get control of feelings. In chapter five Sean is introduced and a good description of him is this” But Sean suspects that he has long crossed the line from typical teenage obsession to sex addiction” Denizen-Lewis (2009, p. 40).
Addictions or bad habits might start by the influenced of somebody else, this is the case of Janice a fifty-five year old woman with a character that Denizet- Lewis(2009, p. 45) exemplified " everyone kept pestering Janice to try it." Come on," her downstairs neighbor said. "It's not going to hurt you!". At first, the affected person falls in the vicious cycle because they want to be accepted, they feel that they are different. But they do not realize, at the end they are going to end up without controlling the addition and losing everything. In chapter seven Jody decides to make changes after recovering from his addictions, Denizet-Lewis (2009),drugs, booze, gambling). Some ex-addictions decides to make a change in their life and help others because they know that people can learn from the experiences. Warren, Hof, McGriff & Morris (2012) states that learning from experiences permits to gain more contact with the
In the second chapter Marvin introduces, he is an alcoholic man. All addictions …show more content…
Addiction is defined when a behavior is extremely obsessive and the person is not capable to get control of feelings. In chapter five Sean is introduced and a good description of him is this” But Sean suspects that he has long crossed the line from typical teenage obsession to sex addiction” Denizen-Lewis (2009, p. 40).
Addictions or bad habits might start by the influenced of somebody else, this is the case of Janice a fifty-five year old woman with a character that Denizet- Lewis(2009, p. 45) exemplified " everyone kept pestering Janice to try it." Come on," her downstairs neighbor said. "It's not going to hurt you!". At first, the affected person falls in the vicious cycle because they want to be accepted, they feel that they are different. But they do not realize, at the end they are going to end up without controlling the addition and losing everything. In chapter seven Jody decides to make changes after recovering from his addictions, Denizet-Lewis (2009),drugs, booze, gambling). Some ex-addictions decides to make a change in their life and help others because they know that people can learn from the experiences. Warren, Hof, McGriff & Morris (2012) states that learning from experiences permits to gain more contact with the