The City of Light in the Dark Summary and Analysis

Sedaris admits that living in Paris should mean he has seen all of the wonders it has to offer: the Louvre, the Eiffel Tower. However, Sedaris admits that he spends the majority of his spare time at the theater watching American movies. Sedaris finds his own way to rationalize the cultural benefits of seeing classic American films, subtitled in French.

When he has visitors from America, he jokes that he has planned a great itinerary for them, a day at the movies. While Sedaris would like to think that he is super flexible, he admits that he, in fact, is not. If a guest protests a day at the movies with an expected argument, such as "Why would I come all the way to Paris to do something I...