Summary Of A Bad Time For Fathers By Robert Cormier

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In the short story "A Bad Time for Fathers" by Robert Cormier a father displays sorrow for his daughter, Jane, as she is soon leaving for college. The father fears that once his daughter leaves, she won't return. The father throws his daughter a party for his daughter as she will be departing shortly. He said, "Probably the party had been a mistake, after all, because it provided a focus for the farewells, a time and place to say goodbye, ..." (93) The father is sad that his daughter is leaving. However, as the story concludes, he realizes the inevitable, that his daughter must leave at some point for her to return once again. "A daughter has to go away for a while before she can come back." (105) Symbolism is displayed in this short story

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