Scott Russell Sanders wrote a persuasive essay, “Under the Influence” to mention the how he grew up with his alcoholic father. His father was an average alcoholic, he drinks heavily everyday, minus he did not abuse his family like most of the alcoholics do. Sanders tells his story to alert readers to control themselves from over drinking instead of not drinking at all. He develops his essay from his childhood to his adulthood surrounding his father. This essay gives readers a more humane advise, in my opinion, about a very common issue. Many similar essays tells people not to drink at all, mentioning it either directly or indirectly. At the very last part of his essay, he says although he avoid going to any events that basically involves
