The Real Gabby Hayes

In the Sam Shepard's Short Story "The Real Gabby Hayes" we follow his relationship with his father. In the beginning of the story Shepard shows mixed feelings of emotion towards his father. He has a mutual respect for him, but at the same time feels hurt at some of the things his dad says about his mother. He does not hate his father but he does feel confused about the way his father presents himself. …

…situation that a father and son would normally do. To Shepard, letting go of the past helped him to build a better relationship with his father. During this time alone they could have collected some thoughts and talked about each others feelings. In conclusion to the story, no matter what his father said or meant they still ended up having respect for each other. Shepard's attitude and mind cleaned up and went about his business.