In the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, one of the
characters Hindley Earnshaw was an alcoholic. Bronte described his alcoholism
realistically which mirrored the behavior of her brother, Patrick Branwell
Bronte. He had the same artistic talents as his sisters Emily, Charlotte, and
Anne. He was a painter and writer but he was always drifting between jobs and
only supported himself through portrait-painting. He eventually died early due
to drug and alcohol addiction along with a failed relationship in his private
life.
