and contentment". Is it possible to obtain and conquer happiness? In the short story

"How", Lorrie Moore believes that life's occurrences fall into a subsequent order, and the

characterization of sincere happiness does not fall into this arrangement. For "from time to

time you will gaze at his face and his hands and want nothing but him", but eventually love

begins to fade. Passion fades into confusion, leading to boredom, lies, suffocation, and a

search for a reason to stay (Moore 79). Does love always fade off into the distance? Is

pessimism a way of life? Or could it be that this negative order reveals the fate of only a

small amount of people, leaving millions in a world of happiness.

Moore refers to attempts in life as tries that "sputter and deflate like balloons"

(Moore 79). Although many goals in life do fail, it is wrong to believe that no matter how

hard one tries, the attempt will turn out pointless. One should not give up because love

and happiness can over power doubts and failure.

does not like the man's girlfriend. The family's eyes find themselves staring at the

knowledge about her acting interest. She is even bothered by his inability to quote

only way to escape a person, for packing one's bags and walking out the front door is

"How", ignoring love and believing life only turns out for the worst, is no way of living.

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Approximate Word count = 762
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)