Assignment+Four+-+Fiction+Reading

"San Francisco" by Amy Hempel:

1. Who is the author talking to? How do you know?

2. Where does Hempel use puns (or other turns of phrase) and to what effect?

3. Even in this very very very very short piece, what can we glean about the family dynamic? Be specific. Spend at least a couple of paragraphs talking about this.

Our big focus here is clearly economy and control of language.

Also: remember, ALWAYS back up your ideas with examples. This may be a short story, but your answers needn't be.