How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Lost Weekend.
Quote #7
HELEN: What guy? Who are you talking about?
DON: The other Don Birnam. There are two of us, you know—Don the Drunk and Don the Writer.
During the flashback in which Helen discovers Don's alcoholism, we see Don make a distinction between his drunk self and his true, writer self. That's an interesting idea. What's more, it shows us that Don sees his alcoholism as something that is separate from himself in many ways.