This is <span>social institutions.</span>
The paragraph that reflects a sighful moment is "Instead, I would sit by myself under a big pine tree in the courtyard, watching the other kids laugh and joke with their cliques at lunch." but she was too shy to join them. The climax is reflected in "For me, it wasn't until eighth grade that I found out how courageous I could be."
<span>The story is making fun of the way people fear death. The smelly cheese was enough for Thompson to lose control of his common sense. People become gullible when they are afraid and because all people will die eventually there is no reason to fear death.</span>
