As David Sedaris grows up he takes upon a very unhealthy habit. AS he gets older he finds himself to get more addicted to cigarettes and changes his whole life s he can adjust himself to make the accessibility of cigarettes easier. Many people who become addicted to cigarettes change their life styles to accommodate their needs. By incorporating, similes, personification and satire; Sedaris hyperbolizes the idea of being addicted to cigarettes changes the way someone runs their life.
Sedaris recalls memories of his addiction to cigarettes and how it all began. He uses many rhetorical elements to express his story; when he was young he went to an American Tobacco plant and as a souvenir they gave the kids a pack of cigarettes.