Critical Analysis of “Me Talk Pretty One Day” by: David Sedaris " ME talk pretty one day" by David Sedaris tells a humorous story of a personal experience he had in a French class, he had taken in Paris. He effectively proves that goals can be reached through perseverance by explaining to people ranging from teens to middle-aged adults the difficulty of learning the French language, how the teacher constantly was ridiculing and insulting him and his entire class, and his feelings of accomplishment when he was able to understand the insults the teacher said to him. The Article begins with Sedaris recalling his move to Paris and returning to school at the age forty-one. He recalls what his first day of class was like, how he arrived early and watched as the returning students started to arrive. He describes how intimidated he felt by the students ease and confidence in speaking as he states, “what sounded like excellent French.” (Sedaris) He adds how he felt even more uncomfortable by how well dressed and young they all were, making him feel “not unlike Pa Kettle trapped backstage after a fashion show.” (Sedaris) He explains how nerve-racking it was because he …show more content…
He clearly describes to the readers how determined he was to learn to speak the French language and how difficult it was. He made it easy to understand how the teacher constantly made him feel like a complete failure by constantly ridiculing him and the entire class, making him feel like he would never be able to properly speak French or even be able to understand it, thus causing him to work even harder. Sedaris’s conclusion was well written as he recalls the feeling he had when the teacher insulted him in class and he understood every word spoken to him for the first time. Showing no matter how hard something may seem that hard work and determination really do pay