In this assignment, we were supposed to create a metaphorical book cover based on an excerpt from Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. First we had to analyze the story and identify the main idea. My story was about a man going into a restaurant and being repulsed by all the posh adornment. He’s extremely uncomfortable in his borrowed suit jacket and just wants a simple meal from a street vendor. The metaphor I decided on was: Going to a fancy restaurant and wanting a hot dog is wearing sweat pants with a suit. I found a model and dressed him in a suit and sweatpants. We tried different locations including home, a restaurant, and later an office. The office ended up having the greatest contrast between the formality of the suit and the casual nature of the sweat pants. I asked my model to show timid body language in order to reflect how uncomfortable the story’s main character felt in his environment.