The short narrative story entitled “Reunion,” is a story about a young man who encounters his father for the last time. Through the author’s blend of humor, pathos, and grotesque in the story, his tone is more clearly presented. Meeting your father for the first time in three years can be scary and exciting, but in “Reunion”, it is nothing more than a disappointment and a reminder of old times. The author’s tone …showed first 75 words of 350 total…

…showed last 75 words of 350 total…when he has none for him. His father won’t even let him talk. This shows the reader how the young boy can have the courage not to see his father again, and the reader can understand his choice. Through the author’s tightly woven humor, pathos, and grotesque, the reader is able to portray the author’s real tone towards his father. These examples all make his tone more realistic, and easier to understand.