Summary Of Neat People By Suzanne Britt

“Neat People vs. Sloppy People” had a sassy tone. Suzanne Britt did a very nice job of creating this tone. She creates this tone by her word choice and her sentences. One of the words she chooses to use is cavalier, which means very informal. In this situation Britt could have used the word informal but she chose cavalier. This comes across in a smart and sassy manner. Another word she chose to use was viscous; the word means cruel or violent. When she used this word she was explaining how neat people just throw most of the mail straight in the trash. Britt could have just said that neat people throw the majority of their mail in trash but instead she chose to say they are vicious with the mail. This was a bit of an exaggeration that again, helped add to her sassy tone.
Britt also uses shorter sentences that are straight to the point when structuring her essay. When she begins to talk about neat people she says “neat people are bums and clods at heart”. Britt also says “Neat people are no good to borrow from”. These sentences are short, but attention getters. When looking at sentences like these some questions may arise. Why are neat people no good to borrow from? Why are they bums? These questions are good to keep the reader tuned in and allow for a better …show more content…
The paragraphs were longer and included more details than the ones about the neat people. Her writing also wasn’t quite as focused as the paragraphs she wrote about the neat people. When she discussed how a neat person lives she used shorter sentences that were straight to the point, much like the way neat people live. A stand out sentence when describing neat people was “They like results”. This accurately summed up a neat person in three words. This was a nice touch to her essay that allowed a better understanding of the differences between a neat person and a sloppy person. It was a good way to add to the development of her