Analysis Of `` Under The Influence `` By Scott Russell...

When we analyze Scott Russell Sanders’ memoir â€Å"Under the Influence,† using the notion of betrayal Patricia Hampl establishes in her memoir â€Å"Other People’s Secret,† we discover that â€Å"Under the Influence,† rather than being a breach of trust, is instead Sanders’ attempt to redeem his drunkard dad’s character. Patricia Hampl, in her memoir, recounts what she calls â€Å"betrayals† that she has committed against people—ranging from her friends to someone as close as her own mother— whom she writes about in her works. This betrayal often involves her inconsiderately revealing something about them, which they think is detrimental to their image: for example, Hampl revealing her mother’s epilepsy, an illness her mother had kept secret from the outside world, in her poem. â€Å"Under the Influence† has a similar context; Sanders also reveals his family’s long-standing secret that his fat her was a chronic drunkard. However, despite the revelation, Sander seems to focus on portraying his father not as an alcoholic but as someone afflicted by the disease of alcoholism. He tries to convince readers that his father was unlike other drunkards and focuses on his father’s character rather than on the morality of his drinking habit. In light of this, can we contend that â€Å"Under the Influence† is a betrayal committed by Sanders towards his father and his family? In this paper, I will scrutinize Hampl’s perception of betrayal and use it to analyze this question. I will also examine the possibility thatShow MoreRelatedStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 Pagesand Moods 115 Selection 116 †¢ Decision Making 116 †¢ Creativity 116 †¢ Motivation 117 †¢ Leadership 117 †¢ Negotiation 117 †¢ Customer Service 118 †¢ Job Attitudes 11 9 †¢ Deviant Workplace Behaviors 119 †¢ Safety and Injury at Work 119 †¢ How Managers Can Influence Moods 120 Summary and Implications for Managers 121 Self-Assessment Library How Are You Feeling Right Now? 98 Self-Assessment Library What’s My Affect Intensity? 104 Myth or Science? We Are Better Judges of When Others Are Happy Than When They Are