In the excerpt from the novel World’s Fair, the narrator learned an important lesson about life from his father. First, and foremost, the narrator is taught about how how some things may not seem true at first glance, yet could come into fruition later. Not only this, but when said surprise is said not to be true, it makes the final reveal much more satisfying. A specific example in the text was when the narrator mentioned that “he [the father] rarely kept his word.” This ties into the theme when the narrator later states that “he [the father] brought [the narrator] things” when the narrator no longer expected them. In this way, the narrator learned that a “surprise surprised,” which is the main “teaching” of the story. Another example of
