Lisa Sedaris is one of David Sedaris’s sisters. When Lou takes Sedaris, Lisa, and Gretchen to see Dave Brubeck play jazz, he decides that the three siblings should form a family band. Lisa is assigned the flute even though she has no interest in learning to play. She later comes up with an excuse to stop going to her music lessons after Sedaris tells his father that his own teacher said he had the wrong kind of fingers to be a musician.
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Lisa Sedaris Character Timeline in Me Talk Pretty One Day
The timeline below shows where the character Lisa Sedaris appears in Me Talk Pretty One Day. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Giant Dreams, Midget Abilities
One night, Lou takes Sedaris and his sisters Lisa and Gretchen to the nearby university to see a concert by the jazz pianist Dave...
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...piano lessons even though she’s never voiced an interest in the piano. He then buys Lisa a flute and signs her up for flute lessons. Finally, he gives Sedaris his instrument....
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...that sexual desire might actually lead to musical talent, he decides to stay away from Lisa’s flute, worrying that he would reveal himself as a prodigy. Instead of playing an instrument,...
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...disappoints Lou, but he accepts the excuse. Taking a cue from their brother, Gretchen and Lisa give similar excuses, and though their father tries to tempt them with new instruments, they...
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