Book Reports / Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim? [4]

my english is second language. So, I read the book Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. Author is David sedaris.It is too much slang and I coudn't understand about the story. and i have to persuasion. my topic is ," What is David Sedaris view of himself from page 3 to page 86" May anyone help me to explain it? Thank you very much. because I have to wirte two to four paragraph short essay must have an argumentative thesis that is supported by 3-5 pieces of evidence from the text, in other words, quotes that I have analyzed.