This story is called "The Egg" by Sherwood Anderson or "The Triumph of the Egg."
After the crazy and lofty dreams of the parents both fail, the family is all that remains.. Family is a durable, lasting, and important institution.
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Sherwood Anderson was born on September 13, 1876 and died on March 8, 1941. Sherwood Anderson would have been 64 years old at the time of death or 135 years old today.
Sherwood Anderson died on March 8, 1941 at the age of 64.