Me Talk Pretty One Day

Before I set out with writing, I'm going to warn the reader that The Nuts and Bolts of College writing has been one of the most difficult and tedious readings that I've ever had to struggle through. That said, this is my essay: Me Talk Pretty One Day has been a wonderful story to read, and I love the voice of the main character. In the beginning, when the teacher brow beats the entire class, I can feel his exasperation and slight terror for what she will say when she gets to him. And when she says "Every day spent with you is like having a cesarean section" I had flashbacks to my own days in French class. I don't know what this piece would be like to someone who has no difficulty grasping foreign languages, but with each word I chuckled to myself, thinking that I know how he was feeling. Thankfully, my teacher did not poke me in my eye. The first sentence of the entire piece follows Harvey's suggestion that an introductory sentence give some sort of introduction to the context of the piece. For instance, we know that the speaker is the narrator, 41 years old, and has already gone to school. The flow of the piece is very good too. It doesn't get dull, and keeps you rooting for the protagonist to triumph and learn how to speak french. And at the end, even though he cannot quite speak it, he still has a rudimentary understanding of it, and we all cheer for his accomplishment.