Saturday Climbing Analysis

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The parenting styles in “The Father” by Hugh Garner and “Saturday Climbing” By W.D Valgardson have similarities and differences, the father in “Saturday Climbing” knows almost too much about his daughter Moira. On the other hand, The Father in “The Father is a lot colder and almost un caring of his son until he finds out how incredible his son is.

In “The Father” The distance between the two has drastic effects on the foundations of their relationship. “Cree mask! He’d never seen the boy making a mask”. (garner 4) This mask they talk about represents the boys Façade. This Façade is all the father knows and behind it, is the boy’s true life. When this mask is revealed it’s like the boy taking of a mask and the father taking interest in what

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