The Drunkard #6

The Drunkard refers to the father. He drinks and cannot stop; moreover, he is an embarassment to the family. THe father drinks so much one night that he can not go to work to make money for the family and support them. However, when the father and the son go to the bar, the little boy drinks his father's beer so he can not get drunk in public. The little boy's mother told him to act as the "brake" to his father. The little boy becomes drunk and causes a scene in the public streets. The father then states that he will not drink anymore because he finally saw how roudy and scene-making his son was when he was drunk. THis shows the principal irony in the story. Originally, the father was the drunk. Then, in the end the boy was the drunk. There was also a role reversal.