Compassion and Desperation in Jesus’ Son Addiction in America is a much maligned and misunderstood tragedy. Some understand it as a personal failing while others approach it as an epidemic that is gripping the nation. In either case, addiction is one of the most destructive forces a person can endure and those who suffer with it are often reduced to their basest components in search of prolonging their dependence on drugs and alcohol. Denis Johnson tackles substance abuse and addiction in Jesus’
“A tragic event in my personal life changed me forever”. (Dunne ix). The trial to get justice for his daughter did not go in his favor. It changed how he felt about the system; corrupted and just for show. “The lies that are tolerated shocked me, as did the show-business aspect