Lesson || short story || University days by James Thurber || Summary || Critical appreciation ||

Numerous people trust that college is about being serious all of the time. In the essay "University Days”, Thurber talks about certain situations happened to him at the Ohio State University to demonstrate that it can be humorous as well as serious. Throughout it, he targets his peers, professors, and himself when discussing what is humorous about his college experience.
In “University Days,” James Thurber presents several humorous anecdotes that illustrate how absurd and disappointing college can be. In his botany class, Thurber’s inability to utilize the microscope perplexes and eventually enrages his professor.