Summary Of The Visit By Walter Dean Myers

In short story entitled, The Visit written by Walter Dean Myers, a father visits his son in prison after he abandoned him at a young age. Not to mention, they’re given only thirty minutes to discuss about what occurred in the twenty years of separation before the son is executed. The characters in the story eventually learn that past actions (no matter how long ago it was) have consequences and can put a huge impact in yourself and your loved ones. The story begins with the father of the inmate visiting the son, and they discuss about the abandonation and drug addicted mother. During the given time, the son vividly tells the crime he had committed that led him to be set behind bars and now on death row. Him and his mob of friends were involved
in a robbery which then lead to a cruel murder that left an eardley couple no longer alive. After that occurrence, the two were very vocal and gave each other apologizes for their past actions and asked if forgiveness can be offered. By the end of the story, the readers realize that they are both getting the taste of their own medicine (paying the consequences of their own actions). Final goodbyes were said and the father witnesses his own son being put to death. To draw a close to this summary, past actions cannot be edited and one single action can be life changing.