Dave Cooks the Turkey.

In the short story "Dave Cooks the Turkey" by Stuart Mac lean there is many different ways that he creates humour. One way he uses humour is by writing about things that everyone one can relate to, such as late shopping, "Dave and Morley usually start their shopping the week before Christmas. "Was his wife going to leave him? Maybe the train was going to D-I-V-O-R-C-E" is an example of how he uses wit to express humour throughout the story. Another way is humour is used is just the overall predicament of the situation. Dave was supposed to have the turkey prepared for Christmas but he "couldn't find the turkey in the freezer" because he didn't even buy the turkey. Dave stays up through the night to go and buy a "b" grade turkey then in the morning he goes to a first class hotel to get it cooked because his oven would not cook it. At the hotel Dave is spotted by his neighbor, Jim, when checking into the hotel. Steve Mac leans use of situations people can relate to, his witty lines and ridiculous predicaments make this short story humorous.

Narrative Essay

Deep in the solitudal confinements of this hellish island I sat; My spear clenched close to my heart as I hid from the ebony beast. Deep cuts covered my body from the rough brush. My skin a haven for bites and measles. I have aged greatly since I our ship sank and became a castaway. I have matured more in the somewhat thirty days I've been here than I would in a full year back at home. I was not going to die after all these days of surviving.

Back to the danger at hand. The jaguar was near but not visible to me. The sky was turning dark and dusk was coming close as I had been hiding from this cat for hours. I couldn't let the day end as the dark cat would have its natural camouflage. I