Homework by Helen Simpson— Review

The story “Homework” by Helen Simpsonis written in the form of a dialogue between a mother and her son and raises issues of schooling, raising children, family relationships, etc.

The son is thirteen. He comes home from school and tells his mother that he has to write an essay about an event that changed his life. The mother agrees to help him to write a story about his parents divorce.

Here is the link to the text of the story:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/06/25/homework-8