Based on the excerpt from “Me Talk Pretty One Day” by David Sedaris, write a thematic statement and write one rhetorical strategy that creates pathos. Explain why it is effective for the author's argument. i take ap english language and composition on edgenuity

In "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris, a thematic statement would be "...the students exhibited an ease and confidence that I found intimidating. As an added discomfort, they were all young, attractive, and well-dressed, causing me to feel not unlike Pa Kettle trapped backstage after a fashion show." and the rhetorical strategy for pathos is that the main character, like others, feels very out of place in his new school at Paris while his peers (as he observes) are very well settled in and attuned to the culture in Paris.

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the servant does not kill the child oedipus as he was ordered to do because "he pitied the child" based on the oedipus rex story. the servant was ordered to kill the child because of the prophecy that predicted king laius' death. the king already had attempted to hurt oedipus by piercing oedipus's ankle. however, the servant did not finish the job and he rather saved the baby oedipus.

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