Naked
David Sedaris; Little Brown & co. 1997
" The women's open"
1. Throughout the essay " The women's open" David's father obsession for golf is shown. The power of his obsession leads him to forget what should be important to him.
2. Sedaris expresses the lack of heart his father shows towards people and even his children when it comes down to golf. For example the first day Lisa ever got her period was out on the golf course while her dad was watching a professional tournament, at first while she complained about her back pains he just simply brushed her off. At the moment he realized the problem he asked a women just as devoted to golf as he to accompany her to the ladies room for a sanitary napkin. He kept David with him so he could run after the thin tees that usually flew 20 feet away from the golfers swing, just so he could keep them for good luck. On another occasion Lisa's mother had recorded a video of movies that they enjoy watching together. After her mother......
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