A Supposedly Fun Thing ill Never Do Again
A Supposedly Fun Thing ill Never Do Again 39′ NarIna-Karapetyan For most people even the idea Of being able to relax and finally go on a vacation is exciting but for David Wallace being pampered seems unpleasant and he feels uncomfortable getting too comfortable. He receives ‘Stress from pampering” and a “weird kind Of pampering-paranoia”. Throughout the Whole essay Wallace iS very critical and judgmental not only Of the cruise, but Of its staff, and passengers as well. TO express himself in his writing, he uses a lot Of repetition and metaphors to get his point across to the readers. ile this descriptive essay is humorous and an easy read due to the language, it is also very detailed and a little too verbose for my liking. on one side this creates Imagery and makes the readers feel like they are on the cruise with David, but its this same thing Tat also makes It exhausting to read. There is a lot going and most of the time the extensive details of little things like the deck chairs or the Inside of his bathroom are trivial to his overall experience. What seems like his pointless rambling, makes the reader doze off and become disinterested. And just in case we didnt know nough already.
Wallace includes lengthy footnotes that elaborate even further. Wallace never actually states that he isnt enjoying the cruise. but through his language we can make this implication. have seen a lot of really big white ships….. l have seen camcorders that practically required a dolly… l have seen a toupee on a thirteen year old boy. ” (257). He goes on like this for almost a whole page, describing what would seem like interesting experiences but by saying “Is this enough? ‘ he shows us that he is annoyed with everything he has encountered,He compares the hip to many things. ut one that found to be most shocking is his comparison to the holocaust, “… its unwitting echo of the Auschwitz-embarkation scene in Schindler’s In spite of all this, he is still able to see the natural beauty of his surroundings compared to the artificial beauty of the cruise ship. One Of the themes in this essay iS being an Outsider, in many David Wallace doesn’t belong on this cruise ship and iS on the outside looking in. He iS one Of two people Who iS alone on the ship, the only one Without a camera, and unlike most eople relaxing isnt the purpose Of his trip.
He describes himself as an agoraphobe and spends most of the time in his cabin. believe Wallace’s fear is keeping him from truly letting go and enjoying himself and that is the main reason to why his opinion of his experience can sound contradicting at times. By Narina-Karapetyan For most people even the idea of being able to relax and finally go on a vacation is uncomfortable getting too comfortable. He receives “stress from pampering” and a “weird kind of pampering-paranoia”. Throughout the whole essay Wallace is very ritical and Judgmental not only of the cruise, but of its staff, and passengers as well.
To express himself in his writing, he uses a lot of repetition and metaphors to get his While this descriptive essay is humorous and an easy read due to the language, it is also very detailed and a little too verbose for my liking. On one side this creates imagery and makes the readers feel like they are on the cruise with David, but its this same thing that also makes it exhausting to read. There is a lot going and most of the time the extensive details of little things like the deck chairs or the inside of his akes the reader doze off and become disinterested.
And Just in case we didn’t know enough already, Wallace includes lengthy footnotes that elaborate even further. Wallace never actually states that he isn’t enjoying the cruise, but through his language we can make this implication. “l have seen a lot of really big white ships.. I have seen camcorders that practically required a dolly… ‘ have seen a toupee on a what would seem like interesting experiences but by saying “Is this enough? ” he shows us that he is annoyed with everything he has encountered.
He compares the hip to many things, but one that I found to be most shocking is his comparison to Schindler’s List”(270). In spite of all this, he is still able to see the natural beauty of his One of the themes in this essay is being an outsider, in many ways David Wallace doesn’t belong on this cruise ship and is on the outside looking in. He is one of two people who is alone on the ship, the only one without a camera, and unlike most people relaxing isn’t the purpose of his trip. He describes himself as an agoraphobe and spends most of the time in his cabin. I believe Wallace’s fear is keeping him from
