Does Charley Agree That Stamp Collecting Habit Is A Way Of Escapism Why? (Solution)

Answer: No, Charley doesn’t agree with this claim of his psychiatrist friend. Charley’s grandfather was a stamp collector yet he was a happy man and he never ran away from any reality.

What did Sam think about Charley’s stamp collection Why did Charley not agree with him?

Ans. The psychiatrist thought that Charley’s stamp collecting was a temporary refuge from reality. Charley did not agree with him because his grandfather for whom things were nice and peaceful and who did not need refuge from reality also collected stamps.

How does Charley justify that his hobby of stamp collection has nothing to do with his escape from the real world?

Ans. They said it showed his desire to escape from a world that was full of insecurity, fear and worty. His stamp collecting gave him a temporary refuge from reality. Thus his own stamp collection was no indication of any desire to escape from reality.

Why does Charlie say that stamp collecting was a temporary refuge from reality?

Answer: Charley’s psychiatrist and his friends said that his stamp-collecting was an indication of his desire to seek “a temporary refuge from reality”, as was his collection of first-day covers. He added that President Roosevelt collected stamps too.

What is the role of the stamp collection in the story?

Ans. The stamps collection is the logic behind the story. It was Charley’s favourite pastime. In fact, this collection was passed on to Charley from his diseased grandfather.

Does Charley agree that stamp collecting habit is a way of escapism in the chapter The third level?

Answer: No, Charley doesn’t agree with this claim of his psychiatrist friend. Charley’s grandfather was a stamp collector yet he was a happy man and he never ran away from any reality.

What argument does Charley offer to show his disagreement with the psychiatrist diagnosis?

When Charley’s wife heard that Charley was unhappy, she got angry as she thought he was unhappy on account of her; but then Sam explained to her he meant insecurity, fear, war, and worry of the modern world.

What did Charley friends say about his stamp collection?

Charley had a collection of stamps. When he told his friends of his peculiar experience at the Grand Central Station, all his friends believed that he was not mentally well. They said that he was worried as anyone in the modern world and by spending time with his stamps he was escaping from realities.

What did Charley find in his stamp collection?

Answer: Charlie found Sam’s letter inside the first day cover that was part of his stamp collection. – The first day cover containing Sam’s letter was among Charlie’s old collection of first day covers. – Usually first day covers are blank, but this one contained Sam’s letter, which was really surprising.

What did Charley learn about Sam from the stamp and coin store?

Answer: From the stamp and coin store Charley gets to know that Sam had bought old style currency worth eight hundred dollars. This money was sufficient to set him up in a little hay, feed and grain business in Galesburg.

Why did Charley collect stamps?

Charley calls his habit of collecting stamps as a ‘temporary refuge from reality’. He mentions that he got this habit from his grandfather who started the collection that Charley has. He is proud of his collection as it has blocks of fours of practically every U.S. issue and first day covers.

Why did Sam refer to Charley’s hobby of collecting stamps as temporary refuge from reality in the lesson third level?

But Sam explained that in the modern world, people were insecure, afraid, and anxious. They wanted to escape the stress-ridden world. When he said that his stamp collecting hobby was also a ‘temporary refuge from reality’, all his friends agreed.

What happened with Charley at the ticket window?

Answer: When Charley took out the modem currency to pay for the two tickets to Galesburg, the ticket clerk accused him of trying to cheat him. He threatened to hand Charley over to the police. Charley was frightened and he decided to rush back from the third level, lest he was arrested and put into prison.

How does Charley describe his experience of being on the third level?

Charley is troubled with the insecurity, fear, war, stress, tension and worry of the modem world. He is unable to cope with the harsh realities. So he indulges in “waking-dream wish fulfilment.” For him the Third Level is a convenient medium of escape.

Why did Charley decide to take the subway from Grand Central?

One night Charley worked late at the Office. He was in a hurry to get to his house so he decided to take the subway from Grand Central Station. He was wearing a gabardine suit and a straw hat, he passed many people who were just like him. He just wanted to get home to his wife Louisa.

Do you think Charley was really a worried man as his psychiatrist friend and others believed?

Do you think Charley was really a worried man as his psychiatrist friend and others believed? Ans. No, Charley was a happy man. Even though the modern man is generally unhappy and worried, Charley appears to be quite a normal man.