Throughout most countries especially The United States we come across many different ethnic traditions and backgrounds, and while acknowledging those individuals we have to come to a brand new level of understanding as far as the art of communication goes. Comparing two of my biggest generational influences has given me a more broad understanding of who we are and where we come from. As males and females of all colors and walks of life mature we develop certain quirks from our environment, and a “quirk” is a peculiar which usually sets us apart from what society may define as “normal”. For example David Sedaris recalls many of his unfavorable quirks in chapter one of his early 2000’s best sellers “Me Talk Pretty One Day”, within this first chapter David Sedaris thinks back to his days in “Speech Therapy” with an instructor by the name of “Chrissy Sampson” who wasn’t too fond of the way he spoke. David Sedaris sees this change as much more than a class to be judged on “how well one grasps the complexities of American linguistics” …show more content…
As a youth David Sedaris was aware that he wasn’t like the other “normal boys” in his class, being more preoccupied with feminine things such as fashion magazines or baking were all things considered “queer”. For a young man his age he [David Sedaris] was very conscious of the indirect discrimination that was going on within his class. It was at this age that David Sedaris realized that being openly different isn’t okay by certain social norms. Developing this mindset pushed Sedaris to completely change his life forcing him to live in a more cryptic lifestyle, David Sedaris really embodies his voice