... were, helping the reader of his book understand and learn the history of his life. Lyman goes into the Adult ego state once again when he thinking about Ada's version of Shelly's marital situation. He is trying to describe to himself what is correct and not correct and avoid the motherly biases that ... Ada has. Later in the book, Lyman questions himself. He questions his intentions, why he is doing what his is doing and why he is there. This is ... desire to be able to perform these tasks draws out his Child ego state. His daily routines or ruts, as he sometimes called them, show that ...

• Word Count: 475
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School