Moving on and The big Cat

After reading "Moving on" and "The Big Cat" I think that these stories were very successful in wrapping it up in there conclusions. I think that this story was successful because they answered any left over questions that the reader had since the beginning of the story. As the reader I can still imagine the characters even after reading the last line of each short story. During the conclusion I think that its most important that the author answers any questions that they had about the characters since the beginning of the story.
I think that Valery and Laurene serve as the people who kept there parents together. I think that if it wasn't for Valery and Laurene, her parents wouldn't have stayed together.