Theme of “Counterparts”

Alcoholism is the main story in Counterparts, we ar introduces to Farrington, a jural clerk, who is verbally abused by his authoritarian boss, Mr. Alleyne, has presumption a de earthding deadline to shed light on a copy of a contract. It is made read competent early on in the story that Farrington has a long want for a imbibition and shortly after returning to complete his root work is taunted by the music, and laughter coming from the local bar nearby, therefore, Ferrington sneaks aside for a crackpot of porter.Upon his return, the chief clerk tells him that Mr. Alleyne, in need of the paperwork for the a case,and has been looking for him. Farrington delivers the files, hoping that his boss wont nonice that the last both earn argon not complete. After Farrington returns to his desk, knowing full and easy he for raise have missed his deadline because he will not be fitted to complete copying the contract on time, he begins dreaming of disbursal the dark pub crawlin g, then suddenly stop by a very upset Mr.Alleyne who yells at him in round the missing letters screams do you think me an utter fool? when Farrington gives him a pertinent response, Mr. Alleyne demands an defense which embarrasses Farrington and makes him more miserable. Later on, Farrington apprehends to necessitate the company transgress al one and only(a) so he can borrow money against his wages, merely theres no hope and the only way he can get money for his roister is to pawn his watch, for which he gets six shillings.He receives his buddies Davy Byrne, O Halloran and Paddy Leonard and incorrectly tells them that he was able to trick his boss. They buy rounds of drinks and Higgins comes in and adds glorious embellishments to Farringtons course with Alleyne. After many drinks, they take off for the Scotch House where they meet one-year-old Weathers, an acrobat and an artist. They hold out to drink and after this bar closes they continue on to Mulligans, where a cl eaning lady catches Farringtons eye then rebuffs him.Then he becomes surly and starts bemoaning his sorry, needy life. He thinks of how he has spent his money on drinks and how young Weathers drinks more than he buys. The night continues in typical rumarden raucousness and arm hand-to-hand struggle until Farrington, angry now, accuses Weathers of chisel when he is discomfited Farringtons anger continues to mount on his way berth a very sullen man stood on the corner of OConnell Bridge, and erst again he regrets pawning his watch, especially since (he thinks) he isnt even drunk .His reputation as a mighty man has been lost to young Weathers he had lost his reputation as a strong man, having been defeated twice by a mere son and his heart grown with fury. When he enters his home he finds a cold dinner. Tom, one of his five children, tells him his wife is at church and Farrington orders the son to heat his dinner. brusque Tom obeys but Farrington notices the fire has gone out, chases the son and belabors him viciously with a stick despite the childs pleading cries for benignity Dont beat me, PaIll say a Hail Mary for you pa, if you dont beat me . The clearest example of this theme is in Counterparts, where the main character, Farrington, can think of postal code other than how to get drunk. He jeopardizes his career and spends all his money on alcohol, briefly contact like an important man while relation stories to his friends in the bar. However, the effects of heavy drinking catch up with him afterward in the evening, when he is out of money but is not drunk enough to leave alone his problems. He goes home and takes his disappointment by beating. bailiwick of CounterpartsAlcoholism is the main theme in Counterparts, we are introduces to Farrington, a legal clerk, who is verbally abused by his authoritarian boss, Mr. Alleyne, has given a demanding deadline to make a copy of a contract. It is made clear early on in the story that Farrington has a l ong desire for a drink and shortly after returning to complete his paper work is taunted by the music, and laughter coming from the local bar nearby, therefore, Ferrington sneaks out for a glass of porter.Upon his return, the chief clerk tells him that Mr. Alleyne, in need of the paperwork for the a case,and has been looking for him. Farrington delivers the files, hoping that his boss wont notice that the last two letters are not complete. After Farrington returns to his desk, knowing full and well he will have missed his deadline because he will not be able to complete copying the contract on time, he begins dreaming of spending the night pub crawling, then suddenly interrupted by a very upset Mr.Alleyne who yells at him in about the missing letters screams do you think me an utter fool? when Farrington gives him a pertinent response, Mr. Alleyne demands an apology which embarrasses Farrington and makes him more miserable. Later on, Farrington hopes to get the company cashier alon e so he can borrow money against his wages, but theres no hope and the only way he can get money for his carouse is to pawn his watch, for which he gets six shillings.He meets his buddies Davy Byrne, O Halloran and Paddy Leonard and falsely tells them that he was able to trick his boss. They buy rounds of drinks and Higgins comes in and adds glorious embellishments to Farringtons run-in with Alleyne. After numerous drinks, they take off for the Scotch House where they meet young Weathers, an acrobat and an artist. They continue to drink and after this bar closes they continue on to Mulligans, where a woman catches Farringtons eye then rebuffs him.Then he becomes surly and starts bemoaning his sorry, impoverished life. He thinks of how he has spent his money on drinks and how young Weathers drinks more than he buys. The night continues in typical drunken raucousness and arm wrestling until Farrington, angry now, accuses Weathers of cheating when he is defeated Farringtons anger conti nues to mount on his way home a very sullen man stood on the corner of OConnell Bridge, and once again he regrets pawning his watch, especially since (he thinks) he isnt even drunk .His reputation as a mighty man has been lost to young Weathers he had lost his reputation as a strong man, having been defeated twice by a mere boy and his heart swelled with fury. When he enters his home he finds a cold dinner. Tom, one of his five children, tells him his wife is at church and Farrington orders the boy to heat his dinner. Little Tom obeys but Farrington notices the fire has gone out, chases the boy and beats him brutally with a stick despite the childs pleading cries for mercy Dont beat me, PaIll say a Hail Mary for you pa, if you dont beat me . The clearest example of this theme is in Counterparts, where the main character, Farrington, can think of nothing other than how to get drunk. He jeopardizes his career and spends all his money on alcohol, briefly feeling like an important man w hile telling stories to his friends in the bar. However, the effects of heavy drinking catch up with him later in the evening, when he is out of money but is not drunk enough to forget his problems. He goes home and takes his disappointment by beating.