Greg Sestero's The Room

The society unconsciously judge people who are different from the majority. This judgement includes the way people look, speak, make decisions and much more. In a memoir, society’s attitudes towards certain topics could be determined from the stories crafted in the book. Greg Sestero, one of the authors of The Disaster Artist, tells various stories about his relationship with Tommy Wiseau and the stories behind the making of the infamous movie The Room, in which both of them took part. Knowing that some of the audience of the book are the cult fans of The Room, the authors made a rhetorical choice to engage them with the story. One of which is to intentionally portray Wiseau, the producer and director of the film, as a man of weirdness. His

Raihani and Bshary explains in “Why humans might help strangers” some reasons and evidence of the unconditioned gentleness of strangers. Even when no one would recognize their good deeds, some people still care about others and help them at no cost. Throughout the book, more of Wiseau’s generosity in various situations are shown, despite both were just met for a short period of time. This confirms that Sestero did not anticipate free assistance. It also reflects the expectation of the society and the trust given by certain people during the period when the story was written.

Another story that could potentially engage the readers with the character of the director of The Room is his passion. He did many things just because he wanted to, such as flying to Los Angeles weekly to take acting classes and driving to James Dean’s crash site. Accordingly, all of his decisions influenced Sestero’s feeling and improved their relationship – people would call it bromance – from time to time. After they both are more closed together, more of Wiseau’s background is

There I found a professional makeup mirror and a pair of rusty twenty-five-pound dumbbells on the floor next to the toilet. Above the toilet was a large framed poster of the Disney character Aladdin” (57).

Sestero describes how Wiseau’s place looked like before going to the restroom and rehearse for the play right after. This excerpt from the book is not explicitly connected with other parts and it is not elaborate later on. In other words, it could be left out without losing the message of the chapter. But still, Sestero put it in the book. By mentioning these tiny details about his restroom, it shows that Sestero gives importance on the weirdness of Wiseau.

A piece of writing would be successful when the rhetor knows the context and the audience. Readers’ engagement in The Disaster Artist was easily made by conceiving the society’s attitudes, and opinions on various subjects. Therefore, Tommy Wiseau is placed to be the main character that drives the stories in the book because the readers are entertained by his strangeness. The audience influences how the book is written. By reading a memoir like this closely, we will see that the authors’ rhetorical choice reflects what appeals the readers and what the society values during that time. Furthermore, analyzing the text would give us an opportunity to explore and learn more the social and cultural context within a specific time frame that are sometimes hidden inside