I will be going to compare and contrast the ways in which relationships between parents and children are presented in three of the stories I have reads.

All of the stories I have read have had shared a common background in one-way or another. However, in particular, Kiss Me Carol by Farrukh Dhondy, Drunkard Of The River by Michael Anthony and The Exercise by Bernard Maclaverty have seemed to share a very strong theme in the relationship between father and son. The tension created in all three short stories is quite breathtaking and created in different ways in which I will explain and explore.

In the story by Farrukh Dhondy, we as the reader are given the impression that Mr Mirah demands respect from his son Jolil. To further prove this point, Jolil does not tell his father about the letter in fear of his farther thinking it's...