Aden, Evan, Sierra, Marcos Eng. 101 March 25th, 2024 Period 1 Group Documentary Essay Sitcoms, short for situation comedy, are humorous television productions based around a realistic setting. Seinfeld, an eponymous television series of nine seasons, is represented by four unique and characteristic New York City friends. Often focussing on the minutiae of their daily lives, the show is full of scenes of rhetoric and stand-up comedy. Often found in Seinfeld are rhetorical devices to go along with the comedy of Jason Alexander and Jerry Seinfeld. In the Seinfeld episode entitled, “The Jacket”, Jerry, the main protagonist throughout the story, buys a new expensive suede jacket. Throughout the episode the story continues to point a finger at the price and expense of the jacket, though the…show more content… The kairos presented in the episode is apparent in the climax scene where Elaine's father refuses to be seen walking outside of the restaurant with Jerry. Throughout the story, the other characters such as Kramer and George poke fun not only at the price of Jerry's jacket, but especially the pattern design on the inside. Working up to the climax of the episode, it is made clear that Elaine's father is rather old fashioned and not a fan of clothing with bright, obnoxious colors and patterns, often making comments pointing to this in front of Jerry. Jerry, knowing that Elaine's father would be ashamed to see the inside of his jacket, attempts his best to hide it from him. However, in his best attempt, it can’t be avoided. Right when they are going to leave the restaurant and when Elaine's father is starting to have a positive opinion of Jerry, he turns his jacket inside out to prevent the suede from getting ruined by the snow. Seeing the bright patterns, her father is very disappointed and again refuses to leave the restaurant with him. Jerry must then wear the suede outside and the jacket is
