Another example is shown at one of the French lessons, where Sedaris (2007) recalls the teacher asking a Yugoslavian girl if she liked the war. One example is the labels attached to people by society, such as a forty years old man who decides to learn something new being viewed as unusual. Similarly, the readers may recall situations when they felt the same way and use humor to overcome their anxiety.ĭespite Sedaris using humor in his writing, the themes he discusses are serious. For example, Sedaris (2007) reports that during his French lesson, he “managed to mispronounce IBM and afford the wrong gender to both the floor waxer and the typewriter” (para.
In other instances, he writes about making mistakes, which is also an experience most people can relate to. Here, he uses humor to show the audience that he, as a human being, gets nervous and anxious.
Sedaris (2007) writes, “I am now twice as frightened as I was when, at the age of twenty, I allowed a failed nursing student to inject me with a horse tranquilizer” (para. He is telling a story about himself but inserts jokes or humorous recollections. The informal descriptions that Sedaris uses to add a unique style to his writing. Hence, by writing about situations where Sedaris felt out of place in a humorous manner, the author is able to communicate with a reader better. Sedaris (2007) is forty years old, yet with his knowledge of French, he is “a true debutant” (para. While reading this, one can recall a similar event and relate to the author’s experience. At the first meeting of his class, their supervisor talked in French only, and he could not understand half of what she said (Sedaris, 2007). He shows that while trying to learn French, he felt out of place. Sedaris uses humor to illustrate his life Sedaris’ intent is to show that people struggle with similar things in life. The goal of David Sedaris in “Me talk pretty one day” is to create a narrative that a reader can relate to by using humor and informal language. Hence, in this article, the reader can witness the French lessons that Sedaris took, and all the mistakes he made, and the issues he faced along the way. The name of this work relates to Sedaris’ life in France while he could not speak French fluently. “Me talk pretty one day” is an article by David Sedaris about him learning French as an adult, presented in a humorous manner.
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