AA is an organization dedicated to helping alcoholics stay sober. It founded the 12-step program, which involves admitting that one cannot control one’s addiction and that a higher power can give strength. Many rehab centers are rooted in the 12-step program and the principles of AA. In Beautiful Boy, Nic attends AA meetings and has an AA sponsor named Randy.
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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Term Timeline in Beautiful Boy
The timeline below shows where the term Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) appears in Beautiful Boy. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Introduction
...interview at an Italian restaurant. After dinner, he asks to borrow the car for an AA meeting. He had lost his driving privileges the previous summer after driving one of the...
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The next day, Nic once again leaves for an AA meeting in the evening. This time, however, he has not returned home by 11 p.m....
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Chapter 10
...rehab industry, the more he recognizes its disorganization. Most are rooted in the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous . Other than that, they are inconsistent and often based solely on the philosophies of...
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Chapter 14
...asks David if college is still an option in the fall. Nic promises to attend AA meetings regularly, to work with a sponsor, and to request a substance-free dorm. David says...
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Chapter 18
...move to LA to live near Vicki in Herbert House. He works with a new AA sponsor named Randy, who has been sober for more than 15 years; the two of...
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Chapter 24
...doctors prescribed to get him off meth, coke, and heroin. Nic says that he’s not “AA sober” but maintains that he’s sober. David hangs up. In the morning, David receives an...
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Chapter 25
...and the steps they can take to get better. Nic’s small steps forward include attending AA and repairing his relationships with Karen, Jasper, and Daisy. David thinks that it will take...
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