I am happy to be enjoying A Confederacy of Dunces as much as I am, and I'm thankful that it's a fast read. Though Ignatius has amusing quirks, he aggravates me. He's horrible to his mother--though she does allow the behavior. As I've been reading, I can't help but mirror his strangeness to what I have learned/am learning in my Psychology courses. Ignatius seems to have a loose grasp on reality, and seems incredibly delusional (basically assuming that he is too smart for his surroundings, therefore he shouldn't need to contribute to society.) He is also very socially inappropriate and has no sensor at all (accusing people of being communists, writing a completely degrading letter to Abelman's Dry Goods, and simply belittling every person he comes into contact with.) And of course, his most obvious issue is that he refuses to move out and mature. Personally, I believe that Ignatius is far too abnormal to not have any psychological issues. That being said, the setting of New Orleans could not have been a more appropriate place for such a bizarre character. Just as we seem to accept Ignatius for his odd characteristics and find them amusing, we do the same with the city of New Orleans. No other city even closely compares to New Orleans and it's less-than-normal traditions, yet everyone loves it because of them.