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Raymond Carver and the Ethos of Drinking
Coker College, Hartsville, USA
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Advances in Literary Study·Volume 01 (2013)·Pages 14–15·Published 17 April 2013·DOI10.4236/als.2013.12004
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Abstract
In Raymond Carver’s “Careful”, “Gazebo”, and “Chef’s House”, characters depend on the process of drinking as a paradigm to understand their lives. In these three stories, the characters rely upon alcohol as a solution to problems paradoxically caused by their addiction to alcohol.
KeywordsRaymond CarverAlcoholism
- Carver, R. (1981). Gazebo. In What we talk about when we talk about love (pp. 21-29). New York: Vintage.
- Carver, R. (1989). Careful. In Where I’m calling from (pp. 264-277). New York: Vintage.
- Carver, R. (1989). Chef’s house. In Where I’m calling from (pp. 297- 302). New York: Vintage.