Many young adults also adopt what levinson calls that is the drive to become someone, to leave one's mark on history—which serves as a tentative blueprint for life.

The answer is "the dream".

Maybe the greatest contrast amongst people, and between gatherings of ladies, concerns what Dr. Levinson called ''The Dream.'' Between ages 22 and 28, a young fellow designs a speculative life structure. He shapes a fantasy: his vision of himself on the planet, his objectives and desires. The dreams are for the most part identified with occupation, said Dr. Levinson. He'll be a boxer, a supervisor or a football star - the legend of his own story. Ladies have more prominent trouble shaping the dream, he said.

It all depends on the individual