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Mr. S. Analysis

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“Mr. S.” starts out with a young man pulling up to a run down mechanic shop. He walks in, and is met with a man working on a car. As the story goes on you begin to learn more about Mr. S., and the type of shop he runs. Throughout this essay we will look at the information presented, the stance the writer took, the main focus of the essay, and ideas for upcoming essays. This essay did not have as much information, as the others. The writer did not explain the history of the shop or how to do something. He decided to go more in depth on the type of person Mr. S. was. This essay was a lot shorter than the others, but was extremely descriptive. It went in depth about the building Mr. S. was in. It should us information through a lot of dialogue between the writer …show more content…

S. better. We got our first taste of him through this example, “Michael Popernack, the fella who's gonna waste a Saturday morning watching me”. This gives a glimpse into Michael’s upcoming interview. We then learned a little more about his physical traits, “a pair of short thin legs wearing blue-beneath-the –grime pants jutted out from under a Monte Carlo”. After that, we listened a little more about his history, “Mr. S. was a long way from home”. This helps us understand that he was from a different place, possibly another country. The final example helps us understand his thought process better, “everybody knows that I don't work on those sissy foreign cars”. These examples help us understand the type of person he is, and the way he used to live. An idea I thought of while reading this essay, is the interview a person. It could be a family member or a stranger. This could help you build deeper connections or form new ones. You can observe the way they live and their habits. I really enjoyed learning more about Mr. S, because he has a spunky personality. I appreciated the work the author did, and how he didn't over do it. This was a well worded

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