Assignment 4: Choices

Since the year of the setting in the article is 2009, the year after we had a president that was a different race.   People were upset, happy or just talked about anything along the topic.  Sedaris probably made the choice to choose a year that was after the election of President Barack Obama because of how it was something that many of us voted for.  This relates to the situation in Sedaris’ article.  It was something that everyone goes through, like how in the airport the delay of flights affected everyone.  Therefore, the choice of the year relates together how it was a time that people were going crazy and complaining about their thoughts.   The question Sedaris asks towards the end of the article is, “But what if this is who we truly are, and the airport’s just a forum that allows us to be our real selves, not just hateful but gloriously so?” (277) this was choice that he made.  He probably chose this question because it makes the audience question themselves.   He makes us think to ourselves about his question.  Overall Sedaris’ choices further his purpose because he makes us readers connect to what’s happening around us that we would do and say such things.

 

 Works Cited

Sedaris, David. "Standing By" First Year Composition Reader. Boston: Pearson, 2011. 275-277.Print