Gary Trudeau’s "My Inner Shrimp" shows readers the "shadow" of being short, while David Sedaris’s "Plague of Tics" tells an interesting story about a hyperactive boy's overcoming. I've finished the first one but not complete the second one yet. I agree that they are both using humor to depict the childhood stories.
As for "My Inner Shrimp", the title itself is a nice humor. We cannot tell what the story the writer wants to show and we are interested in reading it. Then we know that it is a lovely metaphor towards the main point. He is no longer small, but he used to be; he is no longer self-abased, but he used to be.
Another brilliant part is the first paragraph (P 93). It says "...I shall be a recovering short person. Even from my lofty perch of something...” The word "recovering" is such an interesting dig which shows the attitude of the author. And another dig "lofty perch" shows the current situation.
Page 95 the paragraph starts with "Of course...” It says "...I miraculously shot up'', which humorously tells the amazing speed that he was growing in his seventeenth year.
Same page the last part, last words, "I'm starting to shrink". I think it is a wonderful sentence for to summarize the whole. It not only shows the main idea that he never forget being short, but also tells a positive attitude towards life.
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