In "Reunion," a man reminisces about his last encounter with his father and with his father's boisterous, impatient, and rude attitude.

The reader first infers that although the boy does not have much personal contact with his father, he becomes "terribly happy to see him again" (par 1). The boy knows that his father is not the most heart-warming man, but it is still "[his] father, [his] flesh and blood, [his] future and [his] doom" all at the same time (par 1). This presents an ironic element to the story: the boy truly loves his father but despises his character also. When the father first puts his arm around Charlie (the son), emotions wash over Charlie. He feels compassionate and forgiving towards his father. He wishes that someone would see the two of them; that they "could be photographed" so he could have "some record of [them] having been together...