This contrast sets the stage for later development in the story about how Pete is more concerned about the surface and helping with people's surface problems, mainly monetary, where Donald is concerned about people's inner problems with themselves. He then goes along to talk about their jobs and their attitudes towards life, which is when the reader begins to notice the direct contrast between the two. The story starts off very simply in a third person omniscient description of the two brothers and their financial states. Wolff is able to construct such a story that can weave in his religious views along with secular morals. While reading this short story, I found myself sitting next to Webster in the back seat watching the two brothers interact. This shows how the author is able to tie in his true life experiences with a fictional plot and truly engage the reader page by page in his narrative. Since Tobias Wolff was raised under lost and unstable conditions as a child, "The Rich Brother" truly reflects his life journey in the form of both of the characters.
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