The collection of essays that composed the fifth section in the “Common Reader” – Family Life, and Gender Roles, were exceptionally interesting and incorporated valuable morals that can be applied on a universal level such as childhood, homosexuality, and the importance of family in human development and behavior. Two clear examples that uphold this moral-universalism are ‘Street Scenes’ written by Ann Hood and ‘Once More to the Lake’ by E. B. White – both essays are personal narratives that reflect upon the authors’ childhood experiences, and their quest for self-liberation through a series of similar rhetorical strategies. Nevertheless, each author seems to have their own motives for writing, and they do so in a different way, which fairly echoes each author’s social status, gender, and their unique values pertaining to family. Unquestionably, both White and Hood elaborated a well-structured essay reminiscing about their childhood,…