Kracha is a hard working man. One of the und

Alcohol is a considerable part of Kracha's life. He abuses it in different ways throughout the book. In one instance he capitalizes on the human addiction to alcohol to gain a job. He offers he Irishman a drink as a bribe for a job. The Irishman replies, " I never refuse a drink." Then Dubik and Kracha "laughed heartily at this confession of human weakness (29)." In another instance, Mike Dobrejcak is down because of Bryan's Presidential loss. To comfort him, Kracha believes that alcohol will cheer him up, and says, "Now come on, I buy you a drink. The world hasn't come to an end (67)." It seems as though alcohol can heal everything. When his world falls around him, Kracha goes on to "drinking steadily (90)" in his self pity. Eventually, he starts beating his second wife, Zuska. However, he was unable to "remember all that happened that memorable summer, possibly because duri

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Approximate Word count = 600
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)