This story about a father dealing with the publication of his daughter's sexuality has a really interesting progression. At the beginning, he seems sad and confused and the reader really gets a sense of how he's feeling. Really, we almost feel sorry for him. Then, as we learned more about the daughter, her struggle, and finally how the father reacted when she came out of the closet, we realize that he is kind of a monster. The mother, who seems sweet at first, seems like a guilty bystander in the end.
I like that this story really shows the importance of perception in a story. Not only do we know how the main character views himself and his role in this story, but we also know how out of touch with reality he is. The progression of the daughter's character also achieves this end. In the beginning she seems cold and rash, as many teenagers are. But by the end, her character is softened and seems more adult, and the reader realizes that she wasn't bad, she was just going through changes as any woman who was coming into adulthood.
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