Dressing badly has been a refuge much of my life, a way of compelling others to engage with my mind, not my physical presence. Page. 283

Sonia Sotomayor
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For many people, dressing poorly is a way to isolate themselves from their own negative emotions. By dressing poorly, they are able to escape from the pain of living. In this case, page 283 captures the sentiment perfectly. Page 283 is a passage from The Great Gatsby by F.

Scott Fitzgerald. In this quote, Jay Gatsby tells Nick Carraway that he dresses poorly as a way to isolate himself from his past and his mistakes. He then explains that the only reason he dresses poorly is because he constantly feels self-conscious about himself and constantly feels as if everyone is looking at him and judging him.

When he puts on a nice suit and socializes with those around him, he feels uncomfortable and as if no one is paying attention to him or cares about him. One of the reasons that people feel as if they are being judged by their appearance is because clothing typically serves as a way for people to make themselves look more attractive to other people. In other words, when other people observe a person’s clothing, they subconsciously assume that person has a certain value or worth based on their appearance.

Source: My Beloved World

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