Group #1: Analyze three similes from Scott Russell Sanders’ “Under the Influence: Paying the
Price of My Father’s Booze.”
Group #2: Analyze three allusions from the essay.
Group #3: Why does the author include a list of synonyms for drunk?
Group #4: Why did the author feel guilty as a child?
Group #5: How has the author been influenced by his father?
Group #6: What do the stories the author tells about his father have in common?