Throughout the book, there are many references to alcohol involving both adults and children. Interestingly, the only person who was shown as a drunk was Brid's father. Do you think this is a symbolic feature of the story?
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I didn't find alcohol to play a huge role in the book, and I found the portrayal of Da as an alcoholic to be the one stereotype among the characters. The role of alcohol for some of the others was that it led them to make mistakes that had major consequences. In one case (Riley), it seemed drugs might be the problem, not alcohol, perhaps reflective of his generation.
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