Dignity is everything, and pitfalls lie everywhere: you could have a had hair day; your skin could break out in vicious red blemishes, like a leper; your outfit that was so cool yesterday could
feel totally
wrong today; you could be called on in class to solve a
math problem or discuss the Gadsden Purchase or tell the name of Hester's boyfriend and draw a blank; you could be caught in a lie; you could flirt with someone and be brutally put down.