Remembering My Childhood On The Continent Of Africa By David Sedaris Analysis

The short excerpt from “Remembering My Childhood on the Continent of Africa” by David Sedaris encourages readers to be satisfied with the things they have and not to just focus on what they don’t have. The story compared the two lives of David and his friend, Hugh. They both had pets, family gathering, and went on school fieldtrips, but David had a very dull and ordinary childhood while Hugh had a spontaneous one. His feelings towards his friend’s life became obvious without him having to come right out and express his jealousy. Overtime, David began claimed Hugh’s stories as his own. I believe he eventually actually convinced himself that he too had a pet monkey, exciting field trips, and U.S. State Department career officer as a dad just