In Reflection...(An Ounce of Cure)

In Reflection…
I truly enjoyed this piece and Alice Munro and the way that she brilliantly composed her story. The story is written in first person, and it is about a young woman who recalls the most embarrassing event of her adolescence, an incident that dramatizes the truth that choices have a lasting effect, as they inevitably lead to consequences that affect the course of her growing. The story can be compared to real life in that it confronts the reader with the reality of drinking and adolescence. The fact remains that this girl wanted to resolve her problem by getting drunk, so she could forget about it. Her drinking problems could not be traced back to her family because they did not have any drinking habits. The truth in the matter is that she wanted to get drunk so she could forget about a boy who broke up with her during high school. Since she had never gotten drunk before in her life, she did not think about the consequences of drinking because she was just a teenager. It is a sad truth that is no matter how hard we try to hide well true. Today’s society has certainly changed, whether for better or worse is a matter of opinion but one thing remains and that is that people should realize that drinking is a private luxury that should not be so widely accepted especially in media inserts. I can understand the urge and want to be cool and essentially get drunk however that is no excuse to disband the moral actions of a good Christian!