"A Reflection on Unstructured Learning"

The theme I took away from the text was to not give up on something you believe in.  For whatever reason the narrator was determined to make the costume he is talking about.  The first few lines sound optimistic but then is goes steadily downward for the narrator.  But then he finds the perfect name for the costume from the person he had been avoiding.  The text is ironic because of this, and is a perfect example of unstructured learning for that reason.