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| • | Alcoholism is almost as old as alcohol, and as such, has appeared in some form in works of fiction throughout history. While alcoholism is a serious disease in reality, its usage in fiction as a literary device is well-established. It may be used as a character flaw of a tragic figure, or as an obstacle the protaganist must overcome. It may be used for a stereotype, as in the "town drunk", or for comic effect, either without malice or for purposes of satire.
Below is a list of fictional characters who are afflicted with alcoholism, separated by form. Alcoholism may not be easy to determine in real life, but it is generally much easier to discern in fictional works. This is mainly due to authorial intent: the creator consciously intends for a character to be an alcoholic, and (usually) for that to be readily apparent to the audience.
Thus, whether or not a fictional character is an alcoholic, or just a heavy drinker, is usually more clear-cut. For purposes of this list, a character may be included if their habitual drinking surfaces as an issue within the work that they appear, as mentioned above; or if they could be reasonably interpreted as being alcoholic. Characters from fictional works in more than one medium (e.g. book and film) are generally only listed in the original one in which that character exhibits alcoholic tendencies.
Source: [wikipedia: list of fictional alcoholics]
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