... through its "unity of effect-, containing momentary, revelatory or epiphanic experiences, leading to a conclusion, meaning that a tension will be finally solved, a crisis will inevitably lead to happiness or grief, or characters will lose or win. That is why the shape of short story is so well fitted to express this experience of the quest for identity. American writers, such as Washington ... "Mother- this fight for feminine identity is embodied in the shape of a family conflict, where Mother contradicts Father and tries to impose her opinion for the first time. It is a minor aspect in...

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