Approximations By Mona Simpson
“Approximations”
In “Approximations”, by Mona Simpson, the story illustrates how a father’s love toward their child can impact them for a lifetime. This affection is shown throughout the whole story; where Melinda is treated both prominent and neglected by her biological father and her stepfather. Melinda has never seen her biological father before; only from “a black and white snapshot with my father staring at someone outside the frame.”(31). Her father never understood the love Melinda was giving him, although she made it seem very clear for him. On the other hand, Melinda’s stepdad, Jerry, accepts her love and in return, shows what a father is meant to be like. When the story begins, Melinda and her mother sat with their father during breakfast
In “Approximations”, by Mona Simpson, the story illustrates how a father’s love toward their child can impact them for a lifetime. This affection is shown throughout the whole story; where Melinda is treated both prominent and neglected by her biological father and her stepfather. Melinda has never seen her biological father before; only from “a black and white snapshot with my father staring at someone outside the frame.”(31). Her father never understood the love Melinda was giving him, although she made it seem very clear for him. On the other hand, Melinda’s stepdad, Jerry, accepts her love and in return, shows what a father is meant to be like. When the story begins, Melinda and her mother sat with their father during breakfast