Tweak By Nic Sheff Analysis

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In the book “Tweak”, by Nic Sheff, takes you on a journey about a young man named Nic struggling to live his life while abusing drugs. Since the age of 14 Nic has been doing drugs, whether it be marijuana or meth. He always felt this calm feeling taking over his body when he did it. He has tried multiple times of getting help, but has failed because he always ends up relapsing. While on drugs Nic has done terrible things to his family and friends. Nic’s conflict with his decision to abuse drugs because of how unhappy he is teaches the reader that drugs are not the answer to solving problems through Nic’s parents not trusting him and not being able to communicate with his younger siblings. His decision to abuse drugs has lead him to lose the trust …show more content…

When Nic was on drugs he always acted different. He was not always dependable or responsible.thus leading to Nic’s parents viewing him and treating him differently. According to Sheff, Nic’s father stated, “I don’t trust him and I don't want to let him in because I don’t want to get hurt again” (Sheff 313). In other words, Nic has hurt his father multiple times and his father doesn’t trust him for that reason. In addition, Nic’s father refuses to let him back into his life because he knows that Nic while being on drugs, will hurt him again. Furthermore, Nic has also lost his mother’s trusts due to similar reasons as his father. On page 316 it stated, “I feel very angry at Nic. He’s hurt me and this whole thing has been terrible” (Sheff). Similar to Nic’s father, Nic’s mother doesn’t trust him because he has hurt her more than once. Moreover, Nic’s behavior

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