This is a very interesting short story. The main theme is the problem of generation gap. It describes the worries Martin has about his son Jonah, a precocious boy. The argument between them about the 9/11 was so vividly described that it absorbed me thoroughly. Probably any parent feels sad or threatened by his/her child who has grown up and speaks up what he wants to say.
The story is a little exaggerated but the exaggeration makes the it comical in a black humor way. The ending was suggestive: since Jonah is reading a children’s book, “The Short,” the conflict between them seems to have been subsided, but in reality, as the boy’s body is glowing with electricity, the two have the probability to crash with each other again.
The story is a little exaggerated but the exaggeration makes the it comical in a black humor way. The ending was suggestive: since Jonah is reading a children’s book, “The Short,” the conflict between them seems to have been subsided, but in reality, as the boy’s body is glowing with electricity, the two have the probability to crash with each other again.
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