“My Way” is an episode from This American Life that expresses the choices a person makes in their life. The amazement of the two stories creates a contrast yet a comparison at the same time. Larry Wegielski, a 50 year old man is inseparable with his wife, but the strangely loving story is that she past away. They were the perfect couple and he can’t imagine his life without Ve-ve. His expressions enhance the word love and establishes philosophical happiness that not one individual can take. It’s a choice he is willing to take, visiting his wife at her grave stone, signals a feeling of home. The second story highlights about a young teenage boy, the age of 14, who is not afraid of cooties and girls, but chooses to block out love forever. He chooses to live a normal life playing D&D with his friends and growing up alone. Seeing what love and girls can do to a boy, he documents his feelings about the situation. The young boy presents a depressing outlook for the audience, but for him, it's a lifestyle, living the dream. The two stories compare similarly by the choice of not caring what other people think of them, yet contrast in the name of love.
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