![]() ![]() In fact, the teacher was bent on embarrassing him in front of his classmates. Moreover, the first class experience was scary as he could not understand what the teacher was saying. ![]() Furthermore, he stood out from the rest of the students because his clothes were not as attractive and fashionable as the other students' clothes. He notices that the other students were speaking fluently in French, something he could not do at the time. The author provides a succinct depiction of his first day of school, in which he felt very scared and intimidated. Despite this, he continued to work hard and by mid-October, he was able to understand what other people were saying to him when speaking French. I find this to be true because he was initially intimidated on his first day of class because he was not fluent in French. The author's key purpose in writing this essay is to explain how his perseverance and hard work pay off in the long run. ![]() He quickly overcomes this as he learns he can now read French. He transforms from an outgoing person to a withdrawn person who avoids the public eye. The author's classroom experiences have had a profound impact on his life outside of the classroom. David Sedaris's Me Talk Pretty One Day offers a description of his impressions as a 41-year-old man returning to college to learn French. ![]()
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