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JD Dibrell

PSY 342.01

Kristen Konkel

30 May 2016

Trainspotting wit !a"y #

T e $o%ie t at &"e'ine" a generation() Trainspotting is set in t e see"y s*b+*lt*re o'

!on"on) a pop*lar 'an 'a%orite in ,$eri+a. T e 'il$ 'ollows a gro*p o' -'rien"s /w i+ is *se"

loosely ere be+a*se t ere is %ery little '*n+tional or proso+ial abo*t t e relations ips presente"

"own t e rabbit ole o' a""i+tion) loss) an" wit "rawal. r at least t at(s w at we(re s*ppose" to

see. T e no%el "epi+ts t e "isg*sting li'e o' t e "r*g a""i+t) owe%er) t e 'il$ "oes not. %en t e

MD synopsis gi%es *s t is5 - enton) "eeply i$$erse" in t e "inb*rg "r*g s+ene) tries to

+lean *p an" get o*t) "espite t e all*re o' t e "r*gs an" in'l*en+e o' 'rien"s- / T ro*g o*t t e

'il$ we are s own a""i+tion) *se an" ab*se o' relations ips) $o+king o' treat$ent an" wel'are

bene'its) an" glori'i+ation o' eroin *se. 7e are also s own so$e o' t e grit o' a""i+tion an" t e

"ept s o' "epra%ity t at a++o$pany. #owe%er) o%er all) t e $o%ie "oes not s*++ess'*lly portray

eroin *se an" a""i+tion as an o%erly serio*s proble$.

8one o' t e + ara+ters) wit t e e9+eption o' t e toilet s+ene w ere a + ara+ter a+t*ally

"igs t ro*g 'e+es to lo+ate eroin s*ppositories) a+t*ally see$s to be in t e least a$o*nt o'

a+t*al "istress regar"ing t eir a""i+tion. T e o%erall 'eel o' t e 'il$ an" t e + ara+ters( *se o' t e

s*bstan+e is relati%ely lig t 'or s*+ a serio*s topi+. 8o one s*''ers a - ot loa" an" "ies in

t roes o' agony) no one per'or$s oral se9 on anot er $ale 'or t eir 'i9) no one e%en really see$s

*n appy. T e only "eat we(re s own in t e $o%ie is not 'ro$ a ot:loa") it is not 'ro$

o%er"osing) it is not 'ro$ a "r*g "eal gone ba") b*t rat er it(s 'ro$ to9oplas$osis in so$eone

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w o is alrea"y # ; positi%e. T is is $ore a +o$pli+ation 'ro$ li%ing in soke w i+ is ig ly ine''e+t*al an" pointless) in 'a+t it

i$plies t at getting +lean is easy) i' yo* want to "o it) an" t at yo* "on(t nee" elp. t also

i$plies t at w en yo* get yo*rsel' o%er yo*r a""i+tion yo* will be >*st 'ine an" li%e a %ery

appy) nor$al) an" well:a">*ste" li'e a'terwar" an" t at none o' t e orrible t ings yo* "i" to

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yo*rsel' or t ose +lose to yo* will e%er a*nt yo*. T e treat$ent s+enes "o not a++*rately portray

t e "i''i+*lties o' +o$ing "own o'' o' eroin. T ese are na*sea) %o$iting) "eliri*$) ysteria)

"iarr ea) %o$iting) inso$nia) +ol" sweats) + ills) 'e%ers) se%ere $*s+le pain an" +ra$ping t at

lea"s to w at appears to be spas$o"i+ be a%ior. ?*ite t e opposite. T e +o$ing "own see$s

pretty ails) an" ba"ges.

e+a*se t ere are too $any $y age an" ol"er /b*t t is +*ts o'' at t e aby oo$ers w o si$ply

'eel t at "r*gs s o*l" be a personal + oi+e not t e go%ern$ent(s + oi+e 'or yo*.

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