How a person presents oneself to others and what happens when they do?   We have read about characters who, once dressed in a new suit of clothes, found others treating them differently than

Questions

How a person presents oneself to others and what happens when they do?

  We have read about characters who, once dressed in a new suit of clothes, found others treating them differently than before.  How much do we judge others by their clothes, their gender, the way they act?  

We have read about characters who have been called cheerful — and we have also encountered those who were surly.  What is the effect of how we present ourselves upon the American dream? 

 How much does fashion, being well kept, and affecting a certain way of acting impact our ability to reach our goals?