August Kleinzahler lived a very interesting and odd childhood. His life was filled with a group of unconventional people and events. One can immediately tell that this will be a humorous and interesting tale when it opens with the line, “I was raised by the dog”. His unique upbringing was a direct result from his eccentric parents. With both of them often gone, August was initially raised by his Eastern European nanny. This resulted in August being in possession of a “Kafka” accent. After that phase of his life ended he was raised almost solely by his dog named Grand. As a result of this, August was said to have looked like his dog.
What made August Kleinzahler’s upbringing significantly different from the average child was not the fact that he was brought up by figures other than his parents, it was the way that they raised him. His parents appeared to care how young August turned out, but not how he was raised. This resulted in a humorous and unconventional raising. The hilarity is resulting in August’s dry wit and light-hearted outlook on life. Despite the obvious flaws in parenting during his childhood, I think that Klenizahler turned out all right.
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