In "Patrick's Commute," the story goes in order from Patrick's morning commute to his uncle's bookstore to his conversation with Andrew about basketball. When the conversation changes and gets more tense, it shows how there's a lot of dislike and competition between towns. Patrick doesn't want to say where he's from, which shows how the towns don't get along. The story says that even small stuff, like high school sports, can make people act differently towards each other. The way the story is set up reminds us that we should try to recognize when we're being unfair to other people because of our own opinions. is the structure linear or nonlinear?
The structure of "Patrick's Commute" is linear, as it presents the events in chronological order from Patrick's morning commute to his conversation with Andrew at his uncle's bookstore.
