Dave Barry and Joan Didion are both exceptional writers who are loved by many, but they are admired for different aspects of their writing. Barry teaches his readers through humor while Didion tries to translate her thoughts and feelings within an essay to her readers, so that they too can experience the same horrors and delights as she once did.
From the get go, both authors establish their writing styles. “As a mature adult… to eat them” (Barry). Instantly, Barry proclaims his essay’s purpose and downplays the seriousness of the topic with a quip. The end of the paragraph ties in the two very unrelated topics by revealing that the peculiar example was metaphorical to the situation he would be discussing. Comparing his first four words to
From the get go, both authors establish their writing styles. “As a mature adult… to eat them” (Barry). Instantly, Barry proclaims his essay’s purpose and downplays the seriousness of the topic with a quip. The end of the paragraph ties in the two very unrelated topics by revealing that the peculiar example was metaphorical to the situation he would be discussing. Comparing his first four words to