Analysis of “Junky”

Analysis of “Junky”

The reading, “From Junky”, by WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS, aims at showing the way of life of the youth in 103rd and Broadway in the twentieth century. The author gives the reader a good picture of the 103rd and Broadway. He talks about peddling and abuse of drugs, especially Heroin. William talks about how Heroin is smuggled from Mexico and abused on Broadway. Definition of Heroin is a drug that is commonly abused worldwide, and it derives from opium.

William Burroughs describes how Heroin must have the most lethal effect in the world because people become hooked on it after taking just one snort or even one look at it. The author shows how addiction to Heroin begins with sniffing and continues by injection. The writer use imagery to communicate effectively about the lives of the youth and their lifestyle. The author has successfully shown the lives of a young man who grows up as a drug addict. The author shows how addiction causes an uncontrollable urge to do the same thing the one who starts the whole thing intends or wants. The writer also uses effective language techniques to make readers understand that they should never try the drug. The author uses vivid descriptions to describe the activities that occurred around him. For instance, “Joe the Mex had a thin face with a long, sharp, twitchy nose and a down-curving, toothless mouth. Joe’s face was lined and ravaged, but not old.”

The writer also uses effective language techniques to make readers understand that they should never try the drug. The writer shows how heroin addiction results in harmful activities such as theft, burglary and prostitution, destroying a person’s future. The author says, “All agreed that it was a thankless job. As George, the Greek, said, “You end up broke and in jail. Everybody calls you cheap if you don’t give credit; if you do, they take advantage.”