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He touches on the mismatched realities of adolescence, including acne, hormonal changes, and awkwardness. Describing acne as a "city on your face" and a "big ziti," he vividly captures the social and physical awkwardness of youth, along with the universal feeling of vulnerability that accompanies it. The anecdote about witnessing a classmate in a coffin with an erection—a strikingly surreal and morbid childhood memory—reflects on the bizarre, intense emotions of young years.