Answer:
it proves that people make decisions about what to buy based on the need to be like everyone else
Explanation: hope this helps :)
Jim reacted the way he does to Della's short haircut, because the gift he bought for her (hair combs i believe) required long hair, and because it was one of their most 'treasured', and also the old watch (which Jim had sold to buy the hair comb)
hope this helps
I believe it is the "objects" that "they" is referencing to
I’m... None of them have italics.
