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Shaving By Leslie Norris
The story “Shaving” by Leslie Norris, is about a boy shaving his sick father, but looking into it on a deeper level you, actually find it's about something greater. The true theme of the story is the transport of responsibility from one man to another. There are two main uses of symbolism in the story. The first place where this is visible, is when he is physically shaving his father. The first quote,”you don't have to worry, he said”(Norris). It also has,”i'm bigger than most men”(Norris). The final statement is made when the paper reads,”I think you ready, his father said”(Norris). The quotes are his son telling him he doesn't have to worry and that he is stronger mentally than most men. It ended when his father agreed with his son. These

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