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…showed last 75 words of 537 total…have similar disagreements with their parents. However, the major difference between the two authors is the way they grow out of their childhood conflicts. Mamet does not resolve the conflict with his family with his family whereas Tan makes up with her mother in the end. Whether or not a person settles a conflict is not reliant on the nature of the conflict itself. Resolution depends on the personalities and morals of the people involved.