Describe Sedaris's tone. How does humor function throughout the collection?

Sedaris's tone is witty and ironic, reflective and contemplative. Throughout the collection, Sedaris uses humor as a throughway into his more esoteric discussions. He will often begin his essays with an amusing anecdote from his personal life. Such embodied accounts invite the reader into the text, making her feel both welcomed and unguarded. These scenarios then create space for Sedaris to reflect upon complicated interpersonal, political, and cultural dynamics.

How does Sedaris's point of view guide the reader through the collection? In what ways is his perspective organic to his genre?

All of the essays in the collection are written from Sedaris's first person point of view. This narrative vantage point is organic to Sedaris's style in that he is presenting a series of personal and narrative essays. Indeed, all of the essays in Happy-Go-Lucky rely upon...