Very often it's taken very innocently. It is estimated that in one out of every four families with children, these children are exposed to parents or guardians who are addicted to alcohol or drugs. The result is we are creating a whole new generation of people who have the potential for an addiction problem. It's time for us to take our denial hat off and look at the issues. Collectively, we can help solve the problem.
Alcoholism is a disease and it is treatable.
It is not a moral issue and like any other illness, not everyone gets well. What compels me through its more than 1,000 pages is a plot that moves like a locomotive. The main characters are so well drawn I know their doubles in real life. The historical setting, the brashness of the young Southern men eager to go to war, the reality of that war and its aftermath have never been better dramatized. What skews this great novel is Mitchell's overt bigotry.