“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you gonna get”
1) Damn I hate those commercials. They are practically throwing the pills at me. At first I thought nothing was wrong with my life. But like the comedian Chris Rock said, they make you believe you’re sick and produce a pill for everything. He said they ask you questions like, “You ever go to sleep at night, and wake up in the morning.” And that commercial makes us respond by saying, “Oh snap. I got that. I’m sick. I need that pill.”
2) Rock was so right. Then he said the commercials play with your mind by asking, “Are you sad? Are you lonely? Are you happy? Are you mad? Are you skinny? Are you fat? Are you short? Are you tall? Are you ugly? If so, take this pill mothafucka!!!
3) My self-esteem is at its all time low. As a child it was so high. I think it all started at my high school prom. I asked the ugliest girl in school if she wanted to go to the prom with me because I hate rejection and I knew she wouldn’t turn me down. But when I asked her she laughed hysterically and said, “I wouldn’t be caught dead going to the prom with you.”
4) But I can’t blame my self-esteem on people. Like the comedian Katt Williams said, “Fool its called self-esteem. Its esteem of your self. How somebody gonna change how you feel about you, Simple fool!” What I took away from that is, I have to take responsibility for myself.
5) Its just like Uncle Ben said, “Stir gingerly for 20 minutes and cook for 20 minutes long.”
6) I’m sorry. I meant the other Uncle Ben. Peter Parker’s uncle said, “With great power comes great responsibility.”
7) But then he got shot down. And his nephew is Spiderman. So how does that apply to me?
8) I think I’m just going to follow the first aforementioned Uncle Ben’s instructions because I’m hungry.
9) That’s another thing. How come there are so many restaurants in NYC? And not just any restaurants. There are so many fast food restaurants. Everyday, I have to pass by McDonalds, Burger King, White Castle, Wendy’s, Popeye’s, etc. All of these places are playing with my emotions. I’m trying to lose weight because no girl wants to be with a fat slob. But it’s hard to concentrate on losing weight with all of these fast food joints on every block. Those meals are so cheap, and I know something is put inside the food to make you want more.
10) And the more you eat them, the more you want and the fatter you get. It’s like what Chris Rock said about his love for Krispey Kreme Doughnuts. He said, “Krispey Kreme Doughnuts are so good, that if someone told you that there was crack in the doughnuts you would say, ‘I knew something was up. This doughnuts are too damn good.”’
11) Speaking of tasty snacks, I like to compare life with food. I think this way because of a quote from my greatest inspiration. This great philosopher is Forrest Gump. He influenced me that like a box of chocolates, life is unpredictable. Sometimes you’re left with a good feel in your gut, other times you have to rush to the bathroom and shit happens.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
The use of found text from comedians and movies is a unique approach. Of course, this piece is very effective at achieving humor, and thus it captivates reader attention. Aside from the use of humorous bits from comedy, you use juxtaposition to play with readers’ expectations to add your own sense of humor. For example, “5) Its just like Uncle Ben said, “Stir gingerly for 20 minutes and cook for 20 minutes long.” 6) I’m sorry. I meant the other Uncle Ben. Peter Parker’s uncle said, “With great power comes great responsibility” works against readers expectations. They do not expect the part about rice and are caught off guard, which not only makes them pay attention to what you are saying but also makes them chuckle. In terms of the parameters of the assignment, it operates effectively as a narrative, which seems to be achieved by two elements. The first element that gives the piece this feeling of unity is the source of the found text. Since comedians often go off on rants, this piece sounds like a rant, a natural progression of an individual’s ideas/thoughts (albeit an exceptionally clever and funny individual). It uses the first person in this endeavor, which I think also helps provide a sense of unity to the piece because readers can connect or identify with the narration. The second element which helps it read as a narrative is that the beginning and end stem from the reoccurring adage “life is like a box of chocolates” which helps bring the piece full circle and feel like there is a definite beginning, middle, and end.
ReplyDelete