Spencer Eigenmann                           Explain the Character of Mooch. 

There are many examples within the literature that describe the character of Mooch. Mooch is a physiologically messed up person. To begin, Mooch was badly abused in residential school. They “Brought [him] down to the basement,” Beat and raped him. Mooch had it worse off than any of his friends. He witnessed but was more often a victim of abuse. Other people in his community that experienced less trauma have committed suicide. But Mooch is still around, surrounded by his friends, and saved by alcohol. Next, Mooch relies on everyone for everything. Mooch is always getting people to give and buy him things and then saying, “Oh I’ll get the next one,” To explain, Mooch has not much left, both money, and mentally. Given the magnitude of dysfunction he has been a victim to, he cannot fully provide for himself. Because of this reason, his friends and family cannot say no to him. Whenever Mooch asks for anything, beer, money, food, the answer is always yes. Nobody can say no to the guy because they are aware of what he has been through. To conclude, Mooch is an alcoholic. Mooch “Drinks his problems away.” Mooch relies heavily on alcohol to stay sane. Mooch was terribly abused, verbally, physically, and even sexually, drugs like alcohol are the only way for him to face each day. Mooch spends a lot of money on alcohol to get over the trauma. This is a reason Mooch is always asking other people for things. He cannot support himself. From what has been said, Mooch’s mental state is rotten.