What does egotistical mean?

Tending to talk excessively about oneself.

Explanation:

excessively conceited or absorbed in oneself; self-centered.

Explanation:

basically you only care about yourself, not caring what you think of others. Or you make yourself seem like you are higher ranked than others.

Hope this helped, because i have to deal with my cousin acting like this all the time

c is a symbol. when bernice gets her hair cut, it is the authors way of showing the affects and demands of pier pressure and the over-all attitudes of people at the time.