English & Literature
Who is Richard, Bryan from The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories and what is their importance?

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Bryan is Richard's son and, rather effeminate, can never please his war hero father. The two of them have many arguments and even physical confrontations; Richard, who primarily occupies a physical world, cannot understand Bryan, who occupies more of a mental and aesthetic sphere.