"Counterparts"
...e has with his boss. He and his boss despise each other, so Farrington’s boss mistreats him. He talks to Farrington as though he is a misbehaving child. When telling him not to take an hour and a half for lunch he said “I might as well be talking to the wall as talking to you.” (Joyce 365) Also, Farrington is unhappy at his job because he feels stranded. He has to support his family, and he feels that this is the best job he can do. Farrington does not have a good relationship with his boss, and feels trapped. Another reason Farrington is so angry is because he is poor. He earns very little. After work he wants to go drinking but realizes that he has no money. As he was walking home Farrington kept fiddling with his watch, and then remembered that there is a pawn shop close by. Farrington decides to pawn his watch to get the money he needs to go drinking. He receives six shillings and spends all of it except twopence on alcohol. Farrington being an alcoholic spends all of his extra money on alcohol. Farrington is poor because he misjudges the use of his money. Lastly, he is unhappy in his marriage and hom...