A Lifestyle" by Fernando Sorrentino is story of a young bank employee and no close friend who gets locked in his apartment because the key broke off in the lock. He contacts a locksmith to open the door for him, but the locksmith finds out that he does not have any money with him to pay for the service.He contacted with person in the bank but no one came to help him,
He tries calling his girlfriend who does not believe him and refuses to help. He also tries employees at his bank, but they either don't believe his story or think he is silly for allowing this to happen. After his phone is shut off, he attempts to throw messages off his balcony which is unsuccessful as well. He learns to survive in his isolation from society and realizes that he is actually quite content.