"He had long months of abstinence behind him and an eternity of pleasure before." (pg. 346)
I think that the title refers to both the father and the son, each in their own way. Obviously, the father enjoys drinking too much. It is tearing his family apart. However, the son is the one who gets drunk in the story. Also, I believe the story has to do with becoming like one's parents, which is something many children dread. Alcoholism runs in families, so I believe that the son will become an alcoholic. The mother predicts this when she is yelling as the father. Also, this is encouraged by the mother's praise of the son when he wakes up.
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