The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories
What is the theme in The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories by Tobias Wolff?
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Family appears in many stories in varying forms, having been a favorite topic among traditional short-story writers throughout the twentieth century. The representations of family tend to fall into one of three categories. They are family as a positive influence, family as a negative influence, and families that have been lost. Stories that show family as a positive influence tend to be less common than the other two categories. However, in this collection, several stories represent the positive power of