Seeking unattainable perfection is dangerous because it will leave you unsatisfied with average daily life and can cause you to lose your sense of 'self'.
Ian, in Anne Tyler's Saint Maybe, struggles with deep guilt over his brother's death and Lucy's. He then on becomes Saint Maybe not wanting to make any more 'mistakes' for the price of his own desires. ". .. She was very forgettable. Her lank beige hair hung down her back, gathered ineptly by a plastic barrette at the nape of her neck. Her face was broad plan and colorless. . ."(Tyler 235). This Statement shows Ian punishing himself by attempting to 'date' a very uninteresting and plain woman instead of a flashy one. Earlier in Saint Maybe he also gives up on all of his
Ian, in Anne Tyler's Saint Maybe, struggles with deep guilt over his brother's death and Lucy's. He then on becomes Saint Maybe not wanting to make any more 'mistakes' for the price of his own desires. ". .. She was very forgettable. Her lank beige hair hung down her back, gathered ineptly by a plastic barrette at the nape of her neck. Her face was broad plan and colorless. . ."(Tyler 235). This Statement shows Ian punishing himself by attempting to 'date' a very uninteresting and plain woman instead of a flashy one. Earlier in Saint Maybe he also gives up on all of his