Written by David Sedaris, Me Talk Pretty One Day is a collection of humorous essays, chronicling Sedaris' life as a young man and student. These twenty-eight autobiographical essays focus on everything from learning to speak French while in Paris, to his embarrassing school experiences, giving us an insight into Sedaris' light-hearted and comedic reflections on his life.
The essay "Go Carolina," follows Sedaris as he speaks to a speech therapist at his school. Sedaris had developed a lisp, and had been bullied by the other students as a result. On the basis of his analysis, Sedaris realized that his lisp made him one of the less popular children at school, especially as he was pulled out of class in front of everyone to attend the sessions.
In "You Can't Kill the Rooster," Sedaris introduces his younger brother, Paul. Sedaris introduces Paul by explaining that he used to use a lot of swear words as they were growing up and that his parents were much more relaxed with Paul as he was the youngest child. Readers who are the eldest child can relate when Sedaris says his parents got less strict as they had more children.
