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…showed last 75 words of 453 total…avoid his problems more easily. At the end of the story, Dave decides to run away from his problems by running away from everything. His punishment for killing the mule was to pay Mr. Hawkins fifty dollars. Dave carelessly decides at the end, to jump on the next train leaving with his gun. All of these actions prove how immature Dave really is. His thirst for independence is lost due to his lack of maturity.