Most can remember being told at least one story as a child, depending on elders for knowledge, guidance, and entertainment. Li-Young Lee, the author of “A Story” perfectly depicts the complex relationship of father and son through the requests of a story from a young boy to his father by using complex structure. The speaker uses both emotional appeals as well as literary devices to emphasize the two perspectives of both the father and son. Through the use of complex structure, shifting points of view, and precise diction selection, the speaker adds depth and emotion to both of the characters and utilizes the topic of coming of age that overall sheds light on how a relationship can change over time. Throughout the story multiple points of …show more content…
If this were the case it would follow the structure pattern of the rest of the poem as well when increasing in size. This being said, It would make sense for the title of the poem, “A Story” to also be spoken. The difference is that it is spoken by both father and son but for different reasons. They both wish for a story but with different significance for both of them. As the son speaks he is asking for a new story to be told to him innocently, and when the father speaks, it shows how the father does not always have what his son may be looking for. This is made more apparent when the father says, “Don’t go! Hear the alligator story! The angel story once more!You love the spider story. You laugh at the spider. Let me tell it”. In these lines, Lee shows how the father can not come up with a new story and is disappointed with himself. After this, the father’s point of view changes, he then is thinking about the future and how he is disappointed for failing his son so early