Story arc is driven by conflict, this literary analysis is all about the explosion of conflict and other literary elements rampant in “I’ll Eat What He’s Wearing”. This short story is part of a much bigger book called “Me Talk Pretty One Day”. In this short story by David Sedaris, his dad, Lou Sedaris, is the main focus. The reason he is the protagonist is because he loves to hide food and wait until it’s spoiled and then eat it. He also buys the almost spoiled foods when he goes to the store, which is fine if it gets cooked immediately, however his dad would take it home and either hide it or freeze it. Sedaris can’t stand the fact that his dad buys this spoiled food and then proceeds to hide it then eat it. This does end up getting his dad in a spot of trouble though. Since the food he eats is beyond spoiled, he can’t tell the difference between his rotting food and worn out clothing. This fact causes him to accidentally eat a piece of his hat, that has been destroyed through years of use and abuse.
This whole situation is fairly ironic considering the fact that David’s family isn’t particularly poor, they are by no means rich but
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Allusions are an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference. So as much as his reference to a flaccid penis causes imagery it is not technically an allusion. David’s reference to a turd on page 266 is however. He never explicitly says turd although he does allude to it by describing what one would look like and where one would be if dropped by a rodent. David uses many allusions in his story. The title of the story is allusion as well, It alludes to the 1989 movie When Harry Met Sally. The scene David alludes to in this movie is when one of the protagonists fakes an orgasm in a deli and another woman nearby says to a waiter “I’ll have what she’s having.” This allusion is arguably a double entendre as