David Sedaris 2
2 Fevereiro 2022, 12:30 • Gaile Parkin
Characteristics
of satire (Horatian vs Juvenalian)
Types
of essay: argumentative; expository; descriptive; narrative. Stories vs essays.
Autobiography,
memoir and fake memoir. Critic Alex Heard’s issues with Sedaris’s “essays”.
Small-group
discussion about mean and inspiring teachers. Listened to David Sedaris reading
his essay “Me Talk Pretty One Day” to a live audience.