In Caroline Knapp’s autobiography entitled, Drinking: A Love Story, you learn from her own personal tewenty year battle with alcoholism, why people drink, why people become alcohlics, and how hard it is to break the cycle of alcoholism. Caroline had her first drink at age fourteen, she was a very shy child who felt uncomfortable in most social situations, even those consisting of just family members. She never felt sheltered and protected by her parents who showed her no physical affection and never said ‘I love you’ to eachother or ....