Malachs Drinking Quotes And Analysis

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Malachy has a real bad drinking problem throughout the book and is one f the main reasons he can't find work or a job.In the book the negative effects of his drinking is no money for food and spending what little they have and get on drinking at the pud.In on chapter he goes out and drinks his babys wadges away .This negative influence throughout the book later has a positive outlook.As he sees his family poor and hungry he begin to transfer out of being that young boy to a strong man.He the goes out to look for a job to help support his family because of his multiple personalty dad. I say multiple personality dad because at one minute he is a drunk the other minute he is a loving, caring and the other that wants to die for ireland. Frank

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