“Sammi told me she’s going to the prom with Bob Patterson. I know I shouldn’t be jealous but I am, not because I like Bob ( actually I think he’d kind of creepy), but because nobody asked me. Sometimes I think no one ever will. I’ll spend the rest of my life sitting in front of my computer, posting messages about Brandon Erlich and his future in figure skating.”
Miranda’s reaction is due to Love Instinct. She yearns for adoration and romance. She is infatuated with Brandon Erlich which amplifies her interest in skating. The messages she posts often about Brandon are an affirmation of her extreme admiration for him.
“Right after Mom and Dad split up, I got it into my head I’d never see him or hear from him again, and every time he called, I’d get this ridiculous sensation of relief. I felt the exact same way, like a hundred pound weight had just flown out of my stomach.”
Miranda harbors unconscious fear about losing her father. Her father's calls are instrumental for they play a part in reducing her fear. The allegorical weight alludes to the extremity of the fear which can be diminished only by communicating with her father.
