The Thesis

Only if the adults and children in the short stories listen to each other can they create a better future but instead, many conflicts were created because they have different point of views.

Examples:

~Boys and Girls

The narrator really didn't care if she was acting like a tomboy, but then her parents think differently. Her parents wants her to dress like a girl and think like a girl too.

~White Places

The narrator was always bullied by her siblings so she has less confidence to talk. She didn’t have much help from parents because her parents seem to not care. And she was almost dead because of her siblings' threats.

~Deliberate

The narrator lives in a safe home. In school the narrator got in trouble with the teacher and she couldn’t talk back because she was controlled by adults that surround him. She begins to hear voices of her friend’s dead father.

~Kid in a Bin

The narrator was afraid he would have the same disease that his mother has gotten already. So he hides himself from the outside and from his own family. But he still cares a lot about his family’s safety.

~Possum

Helena always thought that her brother was a nuisance. So she only plays games that she could win against him. Their parent’s didn’t stop Helena. In the end, Helena’s brother found a way to win against his sister.

~Memorial Day

The narrator stops talking to his mom and stepdad. He wanted his divorced parents back together. But her mother wants Stephen to move on and forget about the past.

~I’m a Mad Dog Biting Myself for Sympathy

The narrator stole a toucan from a store just to please his girlfriend. But many conflicts were involved because he also stole a car and inside the car, there was a baby. In the end, the narrator left an ice in the baby’s heart.