The Drunkard - Questions #1, 4, and 6

The title, "The Drunkard", is not seriously meant because a "drunk" is someone who is drunk all the time. In this case, the title is referring to the young boy (I assume somewhere between 8-10 years old) and his one incident. The boy goes out with the father one night, and when he turns his back he takes and drinks the father's beer. The irony of the story lies not only within the title, but also the complete turn around of events. The father is described as an alcoholic in the beginning of the story; however, the son is the one who drinks the beer. It is usually the son taking care of the father on the way home, but this time it is the father taking care of his intoxicated son. Most of the humor in this story comes from how the little boy (intoxicated) interacts with the old woman, his father, and the other poeple. The funniest thing to me was that his mother actually PRAISED him for drinking, so that his father could not.