TOW #12 IRB Post 1: Bossypants by Tina Fey

            For my IRB this marking period I decided to read Tina Fey’s autobiography Bossypant, and I am enjoying immensely. This book has only increased my admiration for Tina Fey. In the introduction of the book Fey writes that in writing “this book has been a simple task of retracing my steps to figure out what

factors contributed to this person” (5). I think that this book is not defined by one single purpose. The best way to encompass the book into one purpose is to educate the audiences as to how Tina Fey got to where she is today. There are many different audiences as to who this book appeals to, Fey even took the time in the book to address the different groups of people who would drawn to her book including woman, parents, haters and even people of the future. Different people will be able to get different messages from this book. To achieve her many purposes to her different readers Fey uses humor, which makes sense seeing as how she is a famous comedian writer. The use of her humor makes the whole book seem so much more relatable and genuine, which is essential since she is writing to some many different audiences. A large part of the book so far has been Fey’s experiences in a theater program, which provided her many friends who were gay. Fey is able to put in her own views as to how gay people should be viewed in a way that is is not abrasive, but rather light-hearted humor. “Gay people don’t try to convert people. That’s Jehovah’s Witnesses you’re thinking of” (32). I do believe that Fey is on her way to achieving her purpose in this book. I look forward to finishing her story, because so far she has only written about her experiences growing up being a slashed victim, awkward, boy-repellent girl who had grown gay best friends for her companions. It is a truly captivating book that so far matches the person I thought she was.