BP9

In “Sleeping with alcohol” by Donna Steiner, there were some things that would make one stereotype her and what she is saying. One could easily put her in the category of Alcoholics because of the way her life is described. Having to wake up every morning and having to have the help of another to get out of bed. Walking around a house full of bottle caps from drinks and bottles of alcohol that have been consumed. Basically staring what is wrong with her every day in the face when she is living. I don’t think this story is so much about stereotypes because I kind of found myself feeling bad for her because what she puts herself through every day. Basically I think that this is trying to show how bad alcohol is! I mean I do somewhat stereotype them in the fact that they are talking about alcohol so maybe Lee and Steiner have run into some drinking problems themselves over the years. When it comes down to how I feel about the authors, my opinion of them hasn’t really changed because I didn’t have one of them to begin with. But the fact that they are talking and giving descriptions of alcoholics that are women, I have pout them in that category as well. In the end I think that there wasn’t much to stereotype in this because I found myself feeling bad and not wanting to put these women in any certain group but oh well I guess I did stereotype them a little bit.