Moods 79 and 80

 I believe the author in pages 79-80 discusses coping mechanisms and self worth within someone. On page 79 he mentions clothing and shoe brands such as "Adidas" and "Crocs" and this gives me the impression that if someone is going through something, they need an outlet to deal with that problem. Some people may use shopping for materialistic items as a coping mechanism. I also thought about how when he says "These changes are easier by night, when outlines blur, and nearly every man is willing to take in nearly every woman and vice versa" (Hoffman) and how it stands out to me. People also look to others when they are going through something. Whether it being a male or female whoever responds to whom first is now that person's outlet. By outlet, in this case, I mean a sexual coping mechanism. Self-worth also comes into the matter because people tend to settle for less. Especially when it comes to their life. Some people settle for the regular life, or known as "return to their room-and-a-half" and some people settle for the best of the best, or known as beneath what's written in heaven." (Hoffman)


I believe that 78 and 81 relate to these pages as well because the author discusses how some people just want the love of their life to agree to being their spouse. To me, that implies wanting something great to happen to them. They want a drastic event to come into their lives to distract them from everything else.