After being diagnosed with influenza, a young boy named Schatz believes he is going to die, due to having a 102 degree fever. Too distracted by his impending demise, he can’t pay attention to the story his father is reading him, and appears to be deep in thought. After revealing to his father what is troubling him, his father finds the whole situation humorous, as Schatz was under the impression that he had a 102 degree celsius fever. After some explaining, he allows himself to relax once he realizes his impending demise was just that of miscommunication. Miscommunication plays a central role to better understanding this story. Through the use of point of view allows the reader to better understand the fact that a fathers and sons miscommunication