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Summary Of Let Is Snow By David Sedaris
At times not everything about a family is perfect. Families fight and say things they should not say, but that does not mean family members do not love one another. In the story “Let is Snow” by David Sedaris, the main point he makes about his family is that they are not perfect. They do not always agree, but the problems are worked out at the end of the day. Families fight and get extremely mad at each other, but in the end they still care for one another. When Sedaris was in fifth grade, there was a huge snow storm that cancelled school for multiple days. “My mother had a little breakdown. Our presence had disrupted the secret life she led while we were at school, and when she could no longer take it she threw us out” (Sedaris). His mother

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