Blog#1:Quarter 4: Tender Bar

In J.R. Moehringer's memoir, The Tender Bar, in this story, Moehringer tell us about the life of his town and how it revolves around the bar. In his memoir, he states, "My hometown was famous for two things - lacrosse and liquor"( Moehringer 5). By stating this, he informs to us that his hometown is known for playing lots of lacrosse as well as drinking and going to bars. This helps us to understand the community that he is in. We also learn within the first few chapters of the book that his dad has left him and his mom by themselves. His mom decides to leave him because he is a tempered man. In doing this, his mom angered his dad and for that reason his dad to abandon them. This happened when he was young. Whenever he hears his famous dad on the radio, they try to hide it away from him by telling him that he never had a dad. However, we can see that he understands that even as a kid and because his dad has left him, he had to look for other fatherly figures throughout his community. This all leads him to the bar when men will act like his dad.