After Sarty ran away from his family he realized that his father said one truthful thing about him, "You're getting to be a man..." When Sarty was on his own he did not give in to his new world but instead raised his abilities to their highest level so he could survive. Sarty had always been a survivor, as well as one of the most controlled and intelligent Snopes. <Tab/>He …
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…to shore. Sarty realized then that he was right back where he was when he left his family. He had ambition, a need for pride and respect, and a perseverance to acquire happiness. But he was a lot richer than the money he had lost. He had gained the knowledge of life and the consequences of shortcuts. He started a farm down in Mexico, because in the end he had become his father, a farmer.