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==Themes== | ==Themes== | ||
One [[theme]] of this story is Charlie's struggle to prove to everyone that he has overcome his drinking and partying habit. Some passages in the story indicate that he may not be over his drinking because when he comes back to town he goes straight back to the bar. "Charlie's charter seems to have an up and down roller coster effect." | One [[theme]] of this story is Charlie's struggle to prove to everyone that he has overcome his drinking and partying habit. Some passages in the story indicate that he may not be over his drinking because when he comes back to town he goes straight back to the bar. "Charlie's charter seems to have an up and down roller coster effect." | ||
Another theme of the story is guilt and innocence. Throughout the story Charlie struggle with his sense of guilt over his wife's death, losing his daughter custody and spend years by drinking alcohol. He punish himself. "I spoiled this city for myself. I didn't realize it, but the days came along one after another, and then two years were gone, and everything was gone and I was gone."(25) | |||
==Comparisons To The Author's Life== | ==Comparisons To The Author's Life== | ||