Answer:
D. The characters in "son" explore issues common to many place.
Step-by-step explanation:
John Updike's short story "son" is a kind of memoir which could likely to be titled as "Fathers and Sons" that develops the narrator's childhood and familiar settings of home, his father, a maternally affectionate teacher, a strict mother and constant clash between his parents that assists the readers to relate to the story as these were common to them. Updike explores the common issues of family predisposition for surliness affiliates the story to common people. Thus, option d best compliments Updike's stylistic element.