But the next thing that I knew,
I was following a Nowhere Hunch,
a real dumb thing to do! (18.3-5)
Not all choices are created equal. When the boy decides to follow this Nowhere Hunch, his dissatisfaction isn't cured, and he's out one rug. Weak.
Quote #5
To get a job like that done
would take more of me
…like two! (27.1-3)
Each choice is represented by a different boy, and the final pages have the boy's multiple choices battling it out in a decision making melee. Let's get ready to ruminate!