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end up creating is an utter mess. They are disorganised,
unplanned, foolish, careless and unsystematic and cannot properly

pack a thing. They blame each other for being poor at packing and
each boasts of his packing acumen. Thus, the extract is all about
packing and, therefore, the title is appropriate.

Theme

“Packing is based on the theme that routine tasks are not as easy as

they seem to be. The humorous account amuses the readers with the

readers with the chaotic and confusing situations created by the
clumsiness of three friends, all of whom consider packing to be child’s
play.

Message

The chapter humorously describes the do‟s and don‟ts of packing.
Packing should not be treated as a frivolous activity but as serious

task that involves concentration and deafness. Another message
the account gives is that if we have a pet, it should be well trained.

Summary

The narrator of the story, Jerome, was proud of his packing skills.
He was supposed to go on a trip with his friends George and
Harris. He told them to leave the whole matter of packing to
himself, to which they readily agreed. George sat on the easy chair
and Harris cocked his legs on the table and watched Jerome do the
packing. But this wasn‟t what Jerome wanted. When he said that he
wanted to do all the packing himself, what he meant was that he
was willing to be in charge of everything and direct his friends to
work efficiently under his supervision. He was really pissed at them
for just sitting about watching him work. It was uncomfortable for
Jerome to just sit idle and see another person work alone. His
energetic nature made him wants to get up and superintend.

When Jerome packed the bag, Harris pointed out that Jerome had
forgotten to pack the boots. So, he had to open the bag again and
pack his boots in and just he was going to close it, he doubted if he
had packed his toothbrush. Whenever he would be about to travel,
he would get nightmares of forgetting to pack his toothbrush. Then
he would wake up and go on to hunt for it. Then, in the morning, he