Summary Of Me Talk Pretty One Day By David Sedaris

In the article, "Me Talk Pretty One Day" By David Sedaris, the author explains how he conquers his hardships and learns French. From the beginning, he explains his insecurities and fears of his age and returning to school. He continues to tell difficulties he faced with his malicious teacher who torments the students including himself. It seemed neither the class nor living in France was helping him learn French. With his dedication and perseverance, he succeeded in understanding the French language. Proving his point, he can achieve success no matter the struggles he endured. Some new key points I found by reading this article are:
• "Some accents were better than others, but the students exhibited an ease and confidence I found intimidating."

The third key point explains a little more how he felt about the teacher. The use of the word "sadist" is very descriptive and to me paints a picture of a very cruel person. The last two key points prove his dedication and determination that helps support his goal. The audience I will be reaching out to is fellow students. I feel that will be the audience that would most benefit from the article. Students face challenges all the time. Just class alone can be a struggle. Time-management for some is difficult. This article will hopefully show them no matter what problems they face victory can still be

Being a student myself, I can relate to the author. Although my struggles may differ I also have goals I want to reach. He tells of being belittled and tormented by his teacher. He feels as if he will never know French. By trying harder and not giving up, he can understand French by the end of the article. Success itself in any manner is outstanding, but the knowledge of conquering your struggles makes the victory that much sweeter. I want to prove the author’s purpose was to show how he overcame his malicious teacher and succeeded to learn French. “We soon learned to dodge chalk and cover our heads and stomachs whenever she approached us with a question.” (Sedaris 1999) would show an example how cruel the teacher was. The class and author himself had to learn in a hostile environment. Evidence is the key to proving the point of the article. After stating your claim, it is the evidence that will help validate your