“Reunion” and “Powder” Literary Analysis and Comparison and Contrast Essay
John Cheever in his short story “Reunion” shows the re-encounter between father and son in New York City after three years. On the other hand, Tobias Wolff in his short story “Powder” illustrates a father and son having a day together after skiing. While both stories “Reunion” and “Powder” reflect a common point of view and a father, son and mother as characters, the stories show a different father and son relationship.
In the story “Reunion”, the central characters are the son, Charlie, and the father, not named in the story. Charlie’s character throughout the story development does not portray a change in personality traits and characteristics. However, although Charlie’s …show more content…
At the beginning of the story excitement and happiness is expressed through the son as he describes his father. The description given by the son at the beginning of the story implies that the relationship between father and son is very solid. However, due to the father impulsive behavior towards others, the relationship between father and son change. For this manner, the son, Charlie, get distant from his father. This can be interpreted when Charlie says “‘Goodbye Daddy’, I said, and I went down the stairs and got my train, and that was the last time I saw my father (Cheever 40).” This example, display a distant relationship between father and …show more content…
More importantly, the son narrates the experiences discourse on the story. Specifically the son says “By now I couldn’t see the trail. There was no point trying. I stuck to him like white on rice and did what he did and somehow made it to the bottom without sailing off a cliff (Wolff 3).” This example supports the statement that point of view is essential for the development of the story because it allows the narrator to explicitly articulate his concepts, events and
John Cheever in his short story “Reunion” shows the re-encounter between father and son in New York City after three years. On the other hand, Tobias Wolff in his short story “Powder” illustrates a father and son having a day together after skiing. While both stories “Reunion” and “Powder” reflect a common point of view and a father, son and mother as characters, the stories show a different father and son relationship.
In the story “Reunion”, the central characters are the son, Charlie, and the father, not named in the story. Charlie’s character throughout the story development does not portray a change in personality traits and characteristics. However, although Charlie’s …show more content…
At the beginning of the story excitement and happiness is expressed through the son as he describes his father. The description given by the son at the beginning of the story implies that the relationship between father and son is very solid. However, due to the father impulsive behavior towards others, the relationship between father and son change. For this manner, the son, Charlie, get distant from his father. This can be interpreted when Charlie says “‘Goodbye Daddy’, I said, and I went down the stairs and got my train, and that was the last time I saw my father (Cheever 40).” This example, display a distant relationship between father and …show more content…
More importantly, the son narrates the experiences discourse on the story. Specifically the son says “By now I couldn’t see the trail. There was no point trying. I stuck to him like white on rice and did what he did and somehow made it to the bottom without sailing off a cliff (Wolff 3).” This example supports the statement that point of view is essential for the development of the story because it allows the narrator to explicitly articulate his concepts, events and