No Words. Too Much to Say.

The relationship between the kid and the father can be very debatable. Although they are father and son, we can see that there is a distance between them as seen in various conversations throughout the book, the author implies this feeling by introducing a conversation without much meaning but at the same time making us realize that they are going through a very hard time,

“Are we going in?

Why not?

I’m scared.

Don’t you want to see where I used to live?

No.

It’ll be okay.

There could be somebody here.

I don’t think so.

But suppose there is?” (25)

By this conversation, we can see how the author takes a simple conversation, letting the reader analyze and wonder, why is it so simple? Or is there a bigger meaning behind it. Personally, It isn't about the conversation itself, by the way that is written and connected with the rest of the book. By this I mean, that we can see through the punctuation and scarceness of words, how the author is trying to imply that the characters have gone through a lot of pain and that there are almost no words to create a feeling or sensation about something. Behind those non-complex words, there is a great appreciation for one another, they have nothing else but themselves.