Quote Originally Posted by georgie_leech View Post
I wouldn't say he was self-centered, he just has never had to think about this sort of thing before. I would consider it remarkable if he had been able to see past his excitement to realize in advance that he shouldn't go show his new chasis to May.
That Winston's mistake is understandable makes it ordinary and believable behavior by someone who is not a jerk. It is still a mistake, though.

I don't know that the action itself was the mistake--there may have been a proper way to visit May if Winston approached it with more awareness. To me, the lack of awareness is the base mistake. But that is at most a minor point.