zation that the big scene he made, the trusts and loyalties he compromised, and his own hormonal imbalance have brought him nothing. His cause was, on the face, noble. Save "Maid Marion" from the oppressive "king." To Sammy it was as if he was actually going to rescue these girls from the seemingly inevitable predicament they found themselves in. But in reality, the cause was not noble at all. Sammy never really thought about being the hero, at least nowhere else but his own misguided fantasies. He had been deprived of the sight of beautiful women and could not resist the urge to play the clerk in shiny apron-ware. His newfound cause was a trite one at best. More than anything, Sammy wanted to expand his mediocre achievement into some historical event. But he still ended up seeing the girls walk out of the store, never to see them again. At least Sammy had found a cause, but the least Sammy could do would have been to find a cause worth fighting for. By his attempt to ensure the girls' satisfaction, Sammy went against any rational loyalty that he could have had to his parents and his manager. He opposed the opinions of people who were close to him, and he gained nothing.Sammy did, however, find a talent. He rushed off into his goal without thinking, going where angels fear to tread. Although his actions were drawn almost exclusively from sexual urges, Sammy could become a good leader if he would become better disciplined. He was not afraid to face the potentially adverse consequences of his actions. The principle of his actions, even if they were just a response to a hormonal imbalance, remains noble. He stood up for his belief despite what others said to him. Sammy concludes his thoughts saying, "His [Lengel's] face was dark gray and his back stiff, as if he'd just had an injection of iron, and my stomach kind of fell as I felt how hard the world was going to be to me hereafter. Sammy realized, since he had disappointed those who were...
