For a time after my divorce everything began to seem profoundly ironic to me. I found myself thinking of other peoples' worries as sources of amusement and private derision which I thought about at night to make myself feel better.
In the aftermath of his divorce, the narrator experiences a shift in perspective that leads him to perceive the world around him with a sense of irony. This change transforms the worries of others into sources of amusement for him, allowing him to cope with his own feelings of loss and disappointment. During sleepless nights, he reflects on these thoughts, finding some comfort in viewing the struggles of others through a...