Deeply tied to the Domestic Abuse narrative and Wendy’s Denial, Jack’s alcoholism is present from No.7’s conversation.
Centered around Jack’s violence towards Danny around Jack’s work, Jack’s use of alcohol to burn off steam, and the promise of sobriety around a disconnect of an amount of time, we get a deep dive into some pretty serious problems *before* the Torrance’s go to the hotel.
When the reaction to No.45 is to seek out alcohol, even if its just the fantasy of it, you’re looking at alcoholism.
In this image · No.5
Drugs & Alcohol
The beer stein and bottle opener on the desk.
Ullman has a beer stein as a pencil cup and a bottle opener amongst the utensils.