With this short essay Sedaris managed to appeal to our emotions as readers. When they were kicked out and were almost “frozen” according to Sedaris, her images made us feel anger towards the mother. From his simply structured essay he makes you feel like an adult and a child. It is structured in a way that helps the reader stay with the story and arouse interest in continuing reading until the end. Sedaris crafted fabulous and imaginative pieces that would attract readers and also appeal to readers' emotions. At one point he said, “Dusk was approaching and as it got colder it occurred to us that perhaps we might die (Sedaris 73). He keeps his audience excited throughout