The article is called "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris, it takes place in Paris around a man who is forty-one years old. He attends a French class that is taught by a terrifying rude teacher. The author talks about the troubles he goes through while trying the learn the language and survive the class. The author uses a fun tone throughout the article while keeping the audience drawn in.
Hard work pays off in the end is the author’s claim and mine as well in my analysis essay. The author portrays the main character as a man who is forty-one years old, who has just moved to Paris and is taking a French class. He struggles through the class learning the language and receiving hardship from his teacher. The ending of the article is when …show more content…
Students learned how to dodge chalk and cover their heads and stomachs whenever they were asked a question by the angry French teacher (Dedaris, 2000). This piece of evidence supports the author's goal because it describes what the character goes through while in the process of learning French. It's an event in the article that goes over the fear the character and students had at answering a question wrong. I think this key point is essential in the article, because it's the main part of the struggle. There can be no accomplishment if the character did not go through something in the first place. The author does a great job in describing events that happen between the teacher and students. The character seems to question if he could even pass because the teacher makes him feel so …show more content…
When the main character says “for the first time since arriving in France, I could understand every word that someone was saying” (Desaris, 2000). This piece of evidence is the most important one because it describes the accomplishment of the main character. After all the struggles the main character has been through, he finally understands what his French teacher has been trying to say. I agree completely with this key point and evidence. The author did a great job in ending the article on a happy note and the main character feeling a little bit rewarded. I believe the ending is the reason why I think the author's claim is hard work pays off in the
Hard work pays off in the end is the author’s claim and mine as well in my analysis essay. The author portrays the main character as a man who is forty-one years old, who has just moved to Paris and is taking a French class. He struggles through the class learning the language and receiving hardship from his teacher. The ending of the article is when …show more content…
Students learned how to dodge chalk and cover their heads and stomachs whenever they were asked a question by the angry French teacher (Dedaris, 2000). This piece of evidence supports the author's goal because it describes what the character goes through while in the process of learning French. It's an event in the article that goes over the fear the character and students had at answering a question wrong. I think this key point is essential in the article, because it's the main part of the struggle. There can be no accomplishment if the character did not go through something in the first place. The author does a great job in describing events that happen between the teacher and students. The character seems to question if he could even pass because the teacher makes him feel so …show more content…
When the main character says “for the first time since arriving in France, I could understand every word that someone was saying” (Desaris, 2000). This piece of evidence is the most important one because it describes the accomplishment of the main character. After all the struggles the main character has been through, he finally understands what his French teacher has been trying to say. I agree completely with this key point and evidence. The author did a great job in ending the article on a happy note and the main character feeling a little bit rewarded. I believe the ending is the reason why I think the author's claim is hard work pays off in the