An 8 year old boy gets off the school bus and opens his front door to the climax of his parents fight. Many things happen during this short period of time, irreversible memories now begin to record themselves in his small mind as to how arguments should be settled and what should be said in them. In Sanders' story, he suggests that no matter how hard we try, we cannot escape the influence of our background. …showed first 75 words of 783 total…

…showed last 75 words of 783 total…The person you become breathes the upbringing you went through and it all will always show in your choices that you make. You may try to hide or shade memories and influences that ware unwanted, but no matter what, they will always be there without escape. Your past may not be who you are, but it is how you got a gain on your acceptance of your own personality, so therefore, it cannot be escaped.