In this situation, Eggers reveals his desire for attention, wanting badly to be noticed for the work he’s doing at
Might. When this doesn’t come to fruition, he’s thoroughly disappointed, though it’s worth noting that this photoshoot—which was perhaps originally conceived of as a way of getting noticed—actually produces something interesting, since even Eggers can’t recognize people once he looks at the final results. This, of course, is the whole point of the photoshoot: to force people to look at bodies differently. As such, Eggers’s project succeeds even as he finds himself disappointed about its lack of media coverage.