The Giraffe Research Paper

The short story The Giraffe, written by Mauro Sensi, provides me with insight of the complexity of everyday life by helping me understand the purpose of what I see, experience, or do from day to day. It helps me understand the purpose of why people purchase the things they do and why people say the things they do.

In everyday life, I come across many people who own many different things. The reasoning behind most of their purchases is usually very simple, they either just needed or wanted the thing they purchased. Sometimes the reasoning behind one’s purchase is a bit deeper than those previously stated. Sometimes people purchase the things they do to compensate for something that they are insecure about. For example, in the text, it says,