This excerpt is from a humorous book published in 1920. It
chronicles a family's experiences with its first automobile,
which the speaker refers to as "Motor Tyrannicus."
Excerpt from Cape Coddities
by Dennis and Marion Chatham
In the dim days of a decade ago...I
remember yearning for the possession of an
automobile. It mattered not what make, or
shape or size or year. I was oblivious to the
merits of six cylinders as opposed to four. I
laughed at the enthusiast who reckoned upon
the length of wheel-base as deciding his
comfort or the question of demountable rims
as governing his decision as to which make to
select. All I coveted was something on wheels
How does the author develop the narrator's initial
motivation to buy a car?
The narrator states that everyone he knew already
owned one.
The narrator expressed interest in a particular
make and model.
The narrator was interested in gaining driving
experience.
The children of the narrator were constantly
begging him for one.