1. "He decided it looked less comical than jaunty and pathetic" (324)
2.My Guess: I know he is referring to his mother's hat and he had already expressed a strong distaste for it calling it hideous. He also described the hat as looking like a cushion with the stuffing out. From these contexts I assume it means that it looked disheveled and uncoordinated.
3.Definition: dictionary.com describes it as smartly trim or expressive and lively.
4.Explanation: At first I wasn't sure what he was trying to say now I conclude that he means that the hat looks really lively and messy and the whole look together may appear to be a weak effort on her part. Because the hat is so "lively" to him it doesn't seem comical but appears to be more of a weak and pathetic attempt.
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