How does Sedaris use humor to enhance his main idea? What humorous techniques does he use to do so? Support your answer with references to the text.

How does Sedaris organize the essay? How does this structure add or detract from his main idea?

This essay is a flashback; Sedaris is recalling an event from his childhood as a grown man. To what extent does his narration seem believable? Has the passage of time or the pull of artistic liberty for literary impact distorted some events? Cite passages from the text and/or other sources to support your argument.