I wept, […] and raved, randed, and railed.

At the small table he grasps its matching ice-cream chair opposite Cossetti's, sits and palms a worn deck of cards.

According to Mezirow (2000), transformationalism helps adults make sense of their environment so they can act upon it. This is a complex process in which the personalities of the teachers and learners interact with the educational setting and the political environment. Learners examine themselves and the beliefs they bring to the learning experience.

he would gather his courage and set out between the columned arches to ask one of the unaccompanied women to partner him. More often than not, their answer was no.