The author of “Neat People vs. Sloppy People” seems to feel that there is more to life than being well looked after. This essay analysis two opposite lifestyles. By switching their meanings around, the author is able to show just how different the lifestyles of being sloppy and neat are. She states that sloppy people are caring and will get things done when needed. That the sloppy are laying back …show more content…
Neat” are both very humorous, sarcastic, and sometimes ironic. The author lists the things that a wife does and is expected by many to do in many instances. She does the same jobs in her life for her husband and children. Further more in the story “Sloppy vs. Neat” she also uses humor to compare both neat and sloppy people. She states “the only thing messy in a neat person's house is the trash can. The minute something comes to a neat person's hand, he will look at it, try to decide if it has immediate use and, finding none, throw it in the trash.” By expressing reality like this with humor it catches the readers attention. Britt describes "neat people” as being "bums and clods at heart”. She says they see every meaningful thing, such as family heirlooms, as potential dust catchers that must be disposed of as quickly as