Great Memoir Moves Period 5 by Dave Giles https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6 Made with the best of intentions en-us 2019-02-08 01:04:27 UTC 2025-10-30 13:42:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Canyon's The Youth in Asia Response https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074732 "The oven trick was performed on half a dozen peakish hamsters but failed to work on my first guinea pig, who died after eating a couple of cigarettes and an entire pack of matches."

The sentence involves humor in a serious situation, allowing the audience to avoid feeling uncomfortable, but still understanding the story. 
]]> 2019-02-08 05:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074732 Ploy https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074733 Vet number two tested her blood and phoned me a few days later suggesting I consider euthanasia.

I hadn't heard that word since childhood, and immediately recalled a mismatched pair of Japanese schoolboys standing alone in a deserted schoolyard. 

I love how Sedaris turned something so depressing into something so silly. He kind of used malapropism


]]> 2019-02-08 05:18:13 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074733 The Youth in Asia- Averi https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074737
""Hey, you got a saddle for that thing?" When they went out for a walk, there was the inevitable "Are you walking her, or is it the other way around?"

"Ha, ha," our father always laughed, as if it were the first time he'd heard it. The attention was addictive, and he enjoyed a pride of accomplishment he'd never felt with any of his children. It was as if he were somehow responsible for her size and stature, as if he'd personally designed her spots and trained her to grow to the size of a pony."

"Passing drivers slow to a stop and roll down their windows. "Hey," they yell. "Are you walking her, or is it the other way around?"

Their words remind him of a more gracious era, of milder forces straining against the well-worn leash. He still gets the attention, but now, in response, he just lifts his shovel and continues on his way."

Sedaris shows the difference between his father's disposition while walking Melina and walking Sophie. He does this through the repetition of the same scene, just with different dogs. Before his wife and Melina passed, he was happier with the dog that completed their relationship and proud. After the death of his wife, walking his new dog, he sulks as he walks and is almost ashamed. ]]> 2019-02-08 05:18:16 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074737 Rhea- Youth in asia https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074745 "Recalled a mismatched pair of Japanese schoolboys standing alone in a deserted schoolyard" - in this sentence he uses humor to lighten up his story, and it also helps exaggerate his tone, making it easier for readers to hear him.]]> 2019-02-08 05:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074745 When it looked as though one of them had died, our mother placed the creature in a casserole dish and popped it into the oven, like the witch in "Hänsel and Gretel." https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074758 Allusion, helps exaggerate the story and have us wondering if that was actually true or not. It draws the reader in. The pause happens more than one time when he talks about spreading the cat's ashes on the carpet and then vacuuming back up. The pause give the readers time to wonder what happens

]]> 2019-02-08 05:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074758 Jisoo - The Youth in Asia https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074768 "Vet number two tested her blood and phoned me a few days later suggesting I consider euthanasia.
I hadn't heard that word since childhood, and immediately recalled a mismatched pair of Japanese schoolboys standing alone in a deserted schoolyard."

I liked how he played with the word 'euthanasia' and used pun to make his writing more interesting.
]]> 2019-02-08 05:18:46 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074768 Yumin - "Mädchen One would never have wet the floor like that," my father would scold, and the dog would sigh, knowing she was the canine equivalent of a rebound. https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074769 I like this sentence, because the use of personification makes me relate to the dog more and the joke about Mädchen two being the rebound for Mädchen one is a funny joke. ]]> 2019-02-08 05:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074769 ARIEL WILE - The Youth in Asia https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074774 "When walking Sophie through the neighborhood, my father feels not unlike a newly married senior citizen stumbling behind his apathetic young bride. The puppy's stamina embarrasses him, as does her blatant interest in younger men."  I like how the metaphor of the new dog as a new girlfriend after the passing of his wife emphasizes the main point of the story which is what it's like to move on from a new pet; similar to breaking up and moving on from a relationship.]]> 2019-02-08 05:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074774 Ben-Youth in Asia https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074775 "With us grown and out of the house, my sisters and I reasonably expected our parents' lives to stand still. Their assignment was to stagnate and live in the past. We were supposed to be the center of their lives, but instead they constructed a new family"

This short quote shows the expectations of children and their beliefs of being the center of the world and everything revolves around them.
]]> 2019-02-08 05:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074775 Axel - youth in asia https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074796 "Our mother, in turn, frequently paused beside my father's tattered, urine-stained golf bag and relived memories of her own." 

I really enjoy David Sedaris' many cases of perfectly normal sentences that make sense and have meaning unless it is out of context because then it is really unexpected and funny, making a somewhat sad story actually funny and relieves some tension for the listener.]]> 2019-02-08 05:19:11 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074796 The Youth in Asia https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074802 "Don't take it too hard," my mother said, removing her oven mitts. "The world is full of guinea pigs. You can get another one tomorrow."
I liked the way how he used lots of direct quote from his mom. 

]]> 2019-02-08 05:19:15 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074802 Giles The oven trick was performed on half a dozen peakish hamsters but failed to work on my first guinea pig, who died after eating a couple of cigarettes and an entire pack of matches. davidg83 https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074808
I like how David Sedaris starts tne sentence so matter of fact and ends with the punch line and the funny idea of his guinea pig eating cigarettes.]]> 2019-02-08 05:19:29 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074808 Jonah - Youth in Asia https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074873 "The cat was put down, and then came the anonymous postcards and crank phone calls orchestrated by my sisters and me. The cards announced a miraculous new cure for feline leukemia, while the callers identified themselves as representatives of Cat Fancy magazine."

I like how Sedaris puts a tragic moment in the story, but at the same time adds humor to it. 


]]> 2019-02-08 05:20:23 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074873 Hof https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074883 "The first cat ran away, and the second was hit by a car."

The author is very  sincere and direct, he spits out details for the readers to process as they are. He wants the message to be clear and obvious. I like the simplicity of his thoughts and sentences, this makes the content much more interesting and funny.]]> 2019-02-08 05:20:29 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074883 Jacob https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074898 "She'd never expressed any great interest in the outdoors, so I scattered her remains on the carpet and then vacuumed them up."
I like this sentence because the author's voice really shows and he uses good expressive language like 'scattered' and an allusion with 'expressed' when talking about a cat.]]> 2019-02-08 05:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074898 Joon Hee - "Ha, ha," our father always laughed, as if it were the first time he'd heard it. The attention was addictive, and he enjoyed a pride of accomplishment he'd never felt with any of his children. https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074903 His father compares the dog with his children and shows how he feels different between having dogs and children, walking with them and observing other people's reactions.]]> 2019-02-08 05:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074903 Robbie https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074956 "Mädchen One would never have wet the floor like that," my father would scold, and the dog would sigh, knowing she was the canine equivalent of a rebound.

I like how David Sedaris gave the dog personality and made it self aware. The second sentence is unrealistic but paints a picture of the dog's life in her predecessor's shadow.]]> 2019-02-08 05:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074956 Tan https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074978 I hadn't heard that word since childhood, and immediately recalled a mismatched pair of Japanese schoolboys standing alone in a deserted schoolyard. One of the boys, grossly obese, was attempting to climb the flagpole that towered high above him. 

I liked this quote because the imagery that was done by David Sedaris was very interesting but also very funny. This sort of random humor makes the story just more enjoyable for everyone.]]> 2019-02-08 05:22:24 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074978 Natty https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074995 The first cat ran away, and the second was hit by a car. The third passed into a disagreeable old age and died hissing at the kitten who had prematurely arrived to replace her. When, at the age of seven, the fourth cat was diagnosed with feline leukemia, my mother was devastated.

I like how Sedaris turned a very depressing moment and turned it into a very funny statement. His statement was very clear, and the chronological order of the cats untimely death made the statement even more funny.]]> 2019-02-08 05:22:41 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329074995 https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329075021 2019-02-08 05:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329075021 Tata https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329075166 One of the boys, grossly obese, was attempting to climb the flagpole that towered high above him. Silhouetted against the darkening sky, he hoisted himself a few feet off the ground and clung there, trembling and out of breath. "I can't do it," he said. "This is too hard for me."

His friend, a gaunt and serious boy named Komatsu, stood below him, offering encouragement. "Oh, but you can do it. You must," he said. "It is required."

I really like the imagery and used in this passage. Not only does he describe mishearing euthanasia as "youth in asia", but he also expands on it. Drawing from his childhood experiences to give us a visual image of exactly what he imagined in a humorous way.]]> 2019-02-08 05:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/davidg83/suh69i385qk6/wish/329075166