Summary Of Chris Crutcher's The Pin

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In the short story “The Pin” by Chris Crutcher, a story in his anthology, Athletic Shorts: Six Short Stories, the theme is about a dad and a son who love each other and hate each other at times. On page 13, the dad shows anger to his son after the wrestling match. “Before more than three hundred people my father slaps the side of my face so hard I sit on the mat as if dropped by a hammer.” He slapped the son for really no reason after the wrestling match in front of his friends and teachers. Cecil was mean to his son because he pinned him in the match. The kid wanted to win and the dad did not want him to win when the dad wanted to show his son how to wrestle.The dad pushed him to do those things I don’t thing the boy wanted to wrestle