The Sandwich Board Man
Who is the Sandwich Board man?
Or is he the Sandwich Bored Man?
Maybe he is just a man who is always being yelled at to sand boards and never knows which boards to sand, so he yells back, “sand which board man?!”
Maybe he is a combination of both…
I imagine the Sandwich Board Man to be a man who helps make skate boards for a living and also brings a sandwich to work everyday for lunch. This sandwich board man is very bitter and has a major temper issue. Ever since he was young he dreamed of becoming a professional skateboarder. However, he somehow got stuck sanding skate boards instead of being able to fulfill his dream skating out at the skate park. His boss always tells him to go sand boards but the sandwich board man never knows which one to sand. Everyday he replies back at his boss yelling, “sand which board man?” Everyday during lunch break, the Sandwich Board Man pulls out a sandwich and eats it as he dreams of himself one day being able to leave this boring job, quit eating sandwiches, and to go skateboard. After lunch time is over, the Sandwich Board Man goes back to sanding more boards. Day and night, the Sandwich Man continues to sand boards everyday. I can see why he would be bored. I know I definately would be just about to go crazy if all I was allowed to do was to sand boards all day. I wonder what will happen to this poor Sandwich Board Man. I hope he will eventually be able to live his dream and finally become happy.
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Hi Jenny... This is a well-developed narrative, written in a confident style. Perhaps you could add into the narrative some descriptive details. For example, what does the boss look like? Or the board shop, what does that look like? Is it run-down? What part of town is it in? What color is the door...
ReplyDeleteJenny, will you please look up the artist, Ray Johnson in the UCI library and bring a book about his correspondence writing and art projects to class on Thursday, July 9th...