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Cyclops: Journal Analysis
For the first week of our journal, we evaluated in class two comic essays from David Sedaris, Drama Bug and Cyclops.
Cyclops was by far my favorite essay because the author reflects of a comedic part of his past and proves how parents are too worried sometimes. This essay basically reminded me of my parents. When Sedaris’ sister stabs him in the eye with a pencil, I instantly felt a feeling of deja-vu. In other words, I too have been in a similar situation. When I was around 8, my younger brother and his friends were throwing rocks at trees for the fun. When I decided to join in, I picked up the biggest rock I could find and threw it towards the tree. To my biggest surprise, I underestimated the weight of the rock and it struck my brother
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