Here for It

        I really enjoyed reading Thomas' work, although there was not a lot of moments that I could personally relate to. I admire that Thomas is not one to take things at face value, he is always looking to find answers and question what he's told. In "Eggquity," I found that my favorite parts of the work were the "Discussion Questions" and that he was using his own experiences to create bridges between himself and the reader regardless of how much they were able to relate or find humor in his stories. The questions on page 107 are a good use of Thomas' humor to shed light on important issues; specifically using absurdist spontaneity to go from asking about "eccentrics aunts" to the exclusivity and discrimination in religious institutions.  

        Thomas also makes good use of his own personal sense of humor to appeal to his audience, and to me it was a very successful way to approach his topics. He does not rely on ostracizing or demeaning others in order to create a dialogue, but rather approaches things as though he is talking to himself and flows with what he finds to be funny. My favorite example is from "Here for It, or How to Save Your Soul in America," on page 123, when Thomas is considering his own relationship with the church as someone who is married to a pastor, and he says, "To make matters worse, when we got engaged I forgot to change my profile picture to Whitney Houston in The Preacher's Wife as had been my intention from our very first date." This line isn't exceptionally funny, especially because I haven't watched The Preacher's Wife, but Thomas' delivery and the literal tone of his statement make this sentence funny to my dry humor.