Structural Analysis of “Who are the Real Victims of Alcoholism?”
The essay “Who are the Real Victims of Alcoholism?” approaches the subject of alcoholism in relation to how it affects the children; specifically those who are dependent upon a person who suffers from alcoholism. Author Meredith Newman Blanco uses examples from Molly Peacock’s poem, “Say You Love Me,” in order to make the reader understand the positions and situations these children are faced with. Highlighting the augmented and unnatural social situations they are faced with during their development and how it effects these children in the long run. Other sources are cited for statistical and authoritative support for her argument as well as to widen the spectrum of this issue. She focuses the latter section of her claim towards the vast quantity of the populous that is effected by these issues. As well as how the abuse suffered by these children echoes in their lives long after they have moved out from underneath the structural creations of their parents. Resounding with her statement that children are the true victims of alcoholism due to the long lasting effects of improperly developed communication skills …show more content…
Her transition after the citation indicates nothing towards how the children in the poem are the victims because Blanco fails to illustrate what about this segment of the poem depicts their victimization. Instead she follows with a cut and dry rephrasing of children being the true victims. She loses another large factor in her argument by not expressing what about this section of “Say You Love Me” made her think of the children as the victims and not the
The essay “Who are the Real Victims of Alcoholism?” approaches the subject of alcoholism in relation to how it affects the children; specifically those who are dependent upon a person who suffers from alcoholism. Author Meredith Newman Blanco uses examples from Molly Peacock’s poem, “Say You Love Me,” in order to make the reader understand the positions and situations these children are faced with. Highlighting the augmented and unnatural social situations they are faced with during their development and how it effects these children in the long run. Other sources are cited for statistical and authoritative support for her argument as well as to widen the spectrum of this issue. She focuses the latter section of her claim towards the vast quantity of the populous that is effected by these issues. As well as how the abuse suffered by these children echoes in their lives long after they have moved out from underneath the structural creations of their parents. Resounding with her statement that children are the true victims of alcoholism due to the long lasting effects of improperly developed communication skills …show more content…
Her transition after the citation indicates nothing towards how the children in the poem are the victims because Blanco fails to illustrate what about this segment of the poem depicts their victimization. Instead she follows with a cut and dry rephrasing of children being the true victims. She loses another large factor in her argument by not expressing what about this section of “Say You Love Me” made her think of the children as the victims and not the