Analysis Of David Sedaris Me Talk Pretty One Day

David Sedaris' goal in writing, Me Talk Pretty One Day, is to take the reader on a journey through a challenging time in his life through which he ultimately persevered. I was able to determine, through a deeper, more analytical reading that the author's reference to his age and location emphasize the difficulties he would face. The author sets the tone for what appears to be an impossible situation. He is well past prime school age, he is in a foreign country surrounded by younger individuals who, like him, do not speak the language and yet they differ in that he cannot relate to them due to the age gap. Mr. Sedaris uses multiple negative connotations, some subtle and some overt, to describe both the environment within the school and outside of it. This continuous focus on the negative aspects of the experience allows the reader to understand the strong feeling of satisfaction the author describes at the end of the reading.
The author's age remains a key point that he uses to try to achieve his goal. Virtually the entire first half of the reading is devoted to the context of the author being older than the typical student. Mr. Sedaris mentions the …show more content…
If I were to focus solely on the negative aspects of the experience, it would be difficult to persuade the reader that making this sort of a move to study a language abroad is a sensible one. Further, it will be necessary to use evidence to support the potential idea that based on some of the writer's own hang-ups, maybe his time in France was more difficult than it was destined to be. His experience certainly won't be everyone's experience. But that said, it will be incumbent upon me to use evidence to support the concept that while his situation is unique, seeking to achieve a goal through times of adversity is not. This is something many of us can relate