Saul also tries to cope through drinking because it suppresses his emotions even though it hurts him. Saul drinks “down beyond thinking, beyond emotion” and he admits that “what [he] need[s] to survive is killing [him]” and “that’s the toughest part” (Wagamese 189). Saul confessing that he drinks to a point where he does not have feelings or thoughts because the pain of the experiences he has gone through is too much to handle. The alcohol may allow Saul to function and forget about the trauma he has gone through but it is also hurting him physically and that the toughest part was realizing that something that did good for him was also so hurtful.
Sauls drinking leads him to almost dying causing him to finally learn to stop his addiction and
Sauls drinking leads him to almost dying causing him to finally learn to stop his addiction and