Thought Maeve Brennan was the most "out-of-kilter" of all five awakeners. At the outset I thought she might suffer from borderline personality disorder. This moving about constantly from one apartment to another, rootless and listing, was a big clue. And her facade of high fashion was suspicious. Yes, building herself from the outside in made me wonder if sand castles inhabited the soul. Guess so, sadly.
I thought Maeve Brennan's story was a warning because it showed how persistently the erosion of physical appearance and sociable behavior became harbinger's of severe schizophrenia. Truly the short story by Edith Konecky summed up the tragic denouement of her friend.