Dysfunctional Families In Cana
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Dysfunctional family relationships form the basis of many Canadian short stories. Often,
tragedy is the end result of severe family breakdown. In other cases, personality defects
are directly traceable to poor family dynamics. In the stories “Hurt”, “Fall of a City”,
and “The Sound ....
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.... school
when he wanted to go...” (pg. 193) This lack of rules or an authority figure demonstrates
the dysfunctionality of this family. Also, Stevie’s father was a violent alcoholic. Skip
observed that somedays Stevie’s father would be “...pounding on the walls with his fists
and swearing and crying all at the same time...” (pg. 195) The parent/child role reversal ,
the lack of structure, discipline, and authority in the home and the violent episodes
demonstrate the degre ....
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