Batting Clean-Up And Striking Out Analysis

Who are better neat people or sloppy? What about men or women? Of course, there are no correct answers but the Suzanne Britt and Dave Barry may think differently. Neat People vs. Sloppy People compare and contrast the difference between the two. It is a comparative essay written by Suzanne Britt and while she writes with a clear purpose. In her essay she compares and contrasts why sloppy people are better than neat people. Dave Barry’s Batting Clean-Up and Striking Out also compares and contrasts. But he writes about the different point of view between men and women. In this article he claims that women pay much more attention to dirt than men and that men pay much more attention to sports than women. Each story has different comparative aspects …show more content…
The tone of each author can distinguish whose writing is whose. And in Neat People vs. Sloppy People based off of her tone it is quite easy to know her attitude. If Britt’s tone was to be described in one word it would be acerbic. Acerbic means sharp and forthright. Suzanne Britt writes with more purpose and straight to the point than Dave Barry’s writing. Suzanne does not beat around the bush and does not keep her points soft. For example she writes in her article “Neat people are bums and clods at heart. They have cavalier attitudes toward possessions (Britt 215.)” She has a clear opinion on which side is better and constantly shows that in her writing. Contrasting to Dave Barry’s writing who uses more humor in his writing and takes into consideration his reader’s opinions.. In Dave Barry’s article he writes, “The primary difference between men and women is that women can see extremely small quantities of dirt.(Barry 220)“ He calmly claims the difference he has noticed without saying his opinion on who is better and takes into consideration the opinions of readers. In his article he acknowledges the few women who enjoy sports “ I have written about this before