Personally, I don’t believe that Sedaris is a reliable narrator, due to the fact that he is biased about the Tomkeys’ lifestyle. He thinks that since they don’t live the same lifestyle as his family does, that they’re forced to succumb to talk instead of watch the television. To Sedaris, this might seem strange, but to the Tomkeys’ it’s probably perfectly normal. Also, you can tell that Sedaris isn’t a reliable narrator, because he always tells of the negative things about the Tomkeys’. He doesn't try and find something positive about them. Also, he isn’t in a position to make fun of them, because he doesn’t really know them. He’s basing his perceptions of them based on his observations. I believe that if he actually talked with them and got
