Critique: "Reunion" In Andre Dubus's short story, "Reunion," the author introduces a character that shows more interest in fighting with others than noticing his son who he has not seen for years. Trying to find a nice place to sit and talk, the father gives all his attention to the waiters demanding better service and more drinks in an ill-mannered approach. It almost seems as if the father is making an effort to start trouble. …showed first 75 words of 616 total…

…showed last 75 words of 616 total…place to visit at, and while the three restaurants they attempted to dine at may have been nice restaurants, each attempt at a nice visit at a restaurant was worse than the other and finally the son gave up and told his father he needed to get on his train. The father was inconsiderate, self-centered and cantankerous and started fights in each of them; the son's visit with his father was unpleasant and possibly regretful.