As I read the story about the pizzeria man, I noticed how the author uses dialogue to develop the characters in the short story. The story is a simple concept, of a boy buying a slice of pizza, but shows character development. In the story, the pizzeria owner sells a pizza slice to a boy. Throughout the piece, he becomes more open minded. Going from keeping his nose in a magazine, to being able to welcome company into his shop. In the beginning, the pizzeria owner has a simple goal of just selling pizza to make a living. He doesn’t interact much with his customers, and he doesn’t want any co-workers, he finds it easier to be alone. “How come you don’t have somebody working for you?… It’s easier this way, less headaches.” (Page 3) A magazine