Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Parlez-moi plutôt un jour

  • The introduction is grabbing because he speak of himself going back to school at a later age. If makes you interested to see how he is dealing with this obstacle. Although, the listing of the places that he now has access to is somewhat random. 
  • The writer is focusing on the experience of the first months of his French class in Paris. This is a short time-lined experience, not his whole life story. 
  • He gives minimal details, leaving you to create your own image the teacher. 
  • He uses lots of quotations for us to better understand what parts of the insults and conversations he does and does not understand. This helps us understand the embarrassment that follows when the instructor says things to him that make him feel badly, even though he doesn't know what she is saying.
  • We've all been embarrassed because of some academic flaw or mistake and some point in our lives, therefore it is easy to be empathetic towards him as he struggles through his lessons. 
  • Others included in this essay help reflect the troubles the author is also having. The people and the events in this story-line help build towards the significant ending where he is beginning to understand language he has been working so hard to know. 
  • The conclusion provided just lets us know that his hard work is beginning to pay off. So yes, the conclusion reinforces the story that told us of his hard work at learning a new language. 

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