"The Son In The Afternoon," by John A. Williams is a story about a black man's jealously of a white boy. In the story Wendell is a black man. He has a job as a scripted writer. After work he goes to pick up his mother, who is watching a young white boy, named Ronnie. Wendell turns to be very jealous of the boy, because he believes that his mother gives the boy more attention than she gave himself. In spite of this, Wendell hugs the boy's mother in front of the boy. This ultimately turns that young boy against his mother. Williams's story reveals how jealousy can make adults childish…
