"To be nobody-but-yourself-in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else-means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting." – E. e. Cummings
             "The simple truth is that playing a game that you have chosen in order to demonstrate values, express purposes, or effect result that you have chosen is a very different process from having to play the game to win approval." – Laurence G. Boldt
             This world gives everyone the chance to stray from one's morals and values; in order to satisfy the needs of others or to feel accepted by others. To "just be yourself" is sometimes easier said than done. Every human being searches for who they are and what their purpose is. If this purpose is not attractive, the easiest way out is to mold oneself into what others would like to see.
             "The Door" is about the constant changes of everyday life encountered that can be overwhelming and frustrating. The guy in the story is sucked in by his need to understand the frustrations of life. He wants to forget about these frustrations, and just when he thinks he has found a solution, or the correct door, it ends up that something is still missing. He wants to give up his search for fulfillment, or jump the door.
             The main conflict in "The Door" is powerlessness versus control. If the guy knew what his purpose was in life and was happy with it, he would not drive himself to insanity. I think everyone feels this way sometimes, that they cannot get rid of their frustrations. "The Door" has much to do with the way human's deal with these frustrations, and the circle of life. It's human nature to seek out what will answer questions, and when it no longer does, one must skip to something that does, or the next door. The four stages included in this cycle are Religion, Science, Money, and Relat...