Say what the writer is trying to emphasize in the following description.

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Explain how the characters of the father and the son become revealed in the following quotations.

the father – 1. Mr Willison dismounted with exaggerated steadiness, laid his bicycle carefully on its side, and spread his jacket on the ground before sinking down to rest. (2) 2. Mr Willison, aware that he was beginning to sound like a nagging, over-anxious parent, allowed himself to be defeated and did not press the suggestion about Rob's coming to sit on his jacket. (4) 3. When I was a boy ... it was just work, work, work, pass this exam, get that certificate. Well, I did it and now I'm qualified and in a secure job. But you know as well as I do that they let me down. (9) 4. No son of mine is going to grow up with the same wretched physical heritage. (9) 5. You're taller than I am. This is a great landmark. (13) 6. "Come on, love," he said coaxingly. "Don't spoil my big night." (24) 7. With lead in his heart and ice in his fingers he dialed the number. (31)

the son – 1. Rob, falling silent, pushed doggedly at his pedals. (2) 2. His eyes were surprisingly mild: there was no fire of rebellion in them. (6) 3. Rob took the gloves, put on the right-hand one, and gave the punch-ball one conscientious blow. (12) 4. Rob picked up his shirt and began uncertainly poking his arms into the sleeves. (14) 5. "I'll die if you don't get the doctor!" Rob suddenly hissed. "Mum!" he shouted. (28)

"Rob, with his hand over his eyes, lay motionless on the grass. His legs looked thin and white among the rich grass... Rob lay like a sullen corpse by the roadside. He looked horribly like the victim of an accident, unmarked but dead from internal injuries." (5)

4. Explain what the implication of the following is:

1. the title of the story.

2. Mr Willison parried, uneasily aware that the television set was quacking and signalling on the fringe of his attention, turning the scene from clumsy tragedy into a clumsier farce. (25)