TOW Post #16- IRB: Me Talk Pretty One Day Part 2

            One key important advice that should be given to everyone is to be who you are and do not try to change who you are. Teens and young adults can relate and benefit from this advice the most because that is the age and time where one tries to find out who one is, and may also try to change oneself if one is not satisfied with who one is. Everyone has flaws, and unfortunately these are flaws that we cannot get rid of because they are apart of who we are. I believe that this is the purpose of the book or collection of essays Me Talk Pretty One day by David Sedaris.
            Author David Sedaris is an excellent writer when it comes to non-fiction, specifically memoirs and anecdotes, he really makes the reader feel like he/she is there in the moment with him. Using this skill Sedaris is able to tell anecdotes that help him convey his purpose. not only does Sedaris use anecdotes but he also is able to convey his message through personal struggles.
Similarly to "Part One" of the book, in "Part Deux" Sedaris uses his sharp memory and recalling of details to accurately bring his past experiences to life. For example Sedaris recalls himself comparing himself to other students in college, how they were better looking and smarter than him. He even began to have a negative though before Sedaris even tried something; "The only crimp in my plan was that I seemed to have no talent whatsoever.” (178). Fortunately he later on Sedaris realized that he did have talent which was art; Sedaris learned self acceptance which was what he we was trying to get across to his readers.
            Besides anecdotes Sedaris also reveal personal struggles to let his readers know how important self acceptance is for getting through life. Once living in Paris, Sedaris wanted to be very good in French so he ended up taking a class. Similarly to his speech impediment that he struggle with back in grade school, he also struggled with pronunciation with certain french words. He recalls how the class was a struggle especially with the teacher picking on him. He would go home at night and study extra just so his instructor wouldn't pick on him; until he realized that didn't help. He accepted the fact that he could pronounce certain french words and began not to stress about it anymore. By using anecdotes and personal struggles Sedaris was able to prove that self-acceptance is an important skill in life.