Epistrophe

Chapter fourteen contains an epistrophe. "Mike was a bad drunk. Brett was a good drunk. Bill was a good drunk. Cohn was never drunk" (page 152). This repeated line creates a comparison between all of the characters. It also shows their characters personalities. Mike is a bad drunk who drinks all the time, so he often gets into fights and trouble because of it. Brett is a good drunk. She drinks very often; however, she is more of a social drinker and handles it very well. Bill is also a good drunk who does not get into fights like Mike does. Mike often fights with Cohn. "I liked to see him hurt Cohn. I wished he would not do it, though, because afterward it made me disgusted at myself" (page 152).