The essay is a story about the friendship, the ego and the realization. It conveys the message that ego is something that should be preserved for people who deserve it and friends are not included in the list. The readers would also relate to the realization that the author went through after losing a friend. The assignment also includes the way it would heighten the emotional senses of the readers and examples from the essay to explain the way it assisted in conveying the message effectively to the readers.