Shiloh Drugs and Alcohol Quotes

This is the first time we see Leroy using drugs or alcohol to relax or escape reality, but it certainly won't be the last. He's kind of a stoner and a loner—a user, a boozer, and a loser.

Leroy is buying illegal drugs from a neighborhood teenager, which reflects both his lack of maturity and good judgment. Not only is he breaking the law, but he's also contributing to the delinquency of a minor. We wonder what Mabel would have to say about that.

This shows the way Leroy approaches life. He believes he needs to use one type of drug or another to alter and cope with the reality at hand. Maybe being "mellow" is what's keeping him from doing anything worth his time.

In an attempt to comfort his wife, Leroy pours a glass of beer and hands it to her. This shows the limitations of his own coping skills, and furthers our impression of him as a no-hope dude who can hardly help himself, let alone those around him.

When Norma Jean asks him to follow up on a question he just asked her, he can't remember what he was trying to say. This is an example of how getting high interferes with Leroy's ability to think or communicate clearly, which is so not hot.