So the reading assignement for the last night were the essays, "You can't kill the rooster" and "The Youth in Asia". Of the two, I found "You can't kill the rooster" to be the more entertaining. "The Youth in Asia" kinda dragged on and I struggled to make it through. I felt like he could have condensed that whole pet montage into like five pages or just left it off altogether. Anyone else feel this way? Or perhpaps you thoroughly enjoyed this essay. Opinions?
On the other hand, I really enjoyed "You can't kill the Rooster". In my opinion,this has been the funniest essay yet. I found the brother of David Sedaris to be an absolute riot. From the way he used the word fuck in every sentence to the skull shaped bong that his mom used as a flower vase. Everything about this guy cracked me up. Another thing that I found to be pretty interesting was the relationship between Sedaris's brother, Paul, and his father. I was surprisingly touched by how Paul was comforting his father with a storm of swear words after a hurricane had damaged their house. At the same time it was pretty funny but oddly touching too.
So yeah, do you guys have any thoughts on either of these essays or the relationship between Paul and his father or just Paul himself?
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FUCKIT BUCKET most epic phrase of that entire essay. My fuckit bucket would consist of a huge fuckin bowl of reeces peanut butter cups. I could seriously eat that shit all day long. The sugar ont the outside and salty inside makes for the most addicting chocolate bite on the planet. Paul is by far my favorite character that sedaris has introduced to us. His additude just works well with the essays. What makes him even more unique is the stark contrast in outward expressions that him and his dad have. However they say that they "get eachother", and i personally think that just makes good sense. What would be in your Fuckit Bucket?
ReplyDeleteAdding on to the issue of Sedaris' father, I'm actually somewhat confused here. What's the deal exactly with their father? I think this guy may have a mental illness or something. Maybe not that severe, but nonetheless, Sedaris has talked about his father and his odd behavior enough times in the book already which suggests that something isn't quite right here.
ReplyDeletePaul does also appear to be a very fascinating character in this particular essay, he's a new act added into this already circus of a family. It's just a conglomerate of slightly crazy people all living in the same house.
As far as the fuck-it-bucket, that's a genius idea. Mine would contain an uneven mix of: Snickers, Twix, Kit Kats, and most importantly, Butterfingers. All regular size of course, none of this "fun-size" garbage.
ima go ahead and agree that the youth in asia was way too long. i think that half that essay was usless and could have easially been left out. i get the point of it being in there but my god.....i did feel bad though when the dog died. it seemed like his loony father was really attached to that thing when his mother died. and on the whole father subject. i think he just has the most severe case of adhd ive ever seen. in every essay it seems like he has a different intrest/hobby or a different view on something. as far as the bucket goes....oreos, reeses, peach o's, and arizona southern style sweet tea
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