Comments on "Midair"

In reading this story, I was struck by how well the title describes the main character Sean and how he goes through life. The title Midair (for me) is indicating the whimsical nature that characterizes his emotionally driven motivations for all of his actions. For example; the attempt to enter the apartment belonging to Judy who isn't even there. All he understands is the desire to get into the apartment, and nothing is going to stop him. However, he is drunk at the time and upon suddenly becoming sober, the desire to enter the room is gone. His love for his children is what grounds him. He is different than his father in that he at least recognizes to some degree that he is unable to do anything he wants, unlike his father who holds this belief. Thus he is the one being taken away in a stray jacket and not Sean.