Will seems to be a lot like his grandfather, however in the early parts of the novel, Will’s adolescent point of view causes him to have contradicting opinions on his elder’s behavior. For example, Will feels as if his Grandpa is wrong to marry someone only three weeks after Granny’s death, but because he likes Love Simpson himself, and because Love explains that it is more of a business type arrangement, Will accepts it and even attempts to defend Love against the wrath of the town. Keeping this in mind, Will’s indecisiveness is just a side-effect of his young age and inability to form opinions without the manipulation of his elders, for “the adult is always right”. However, as the novel progresses we begin to see a shift within Will, for Will himself is growing up. His innocence slowly slips away as he begins to have fantasies about Miss Love, which is most likely an effect from puberty, but however also shows his young age for he doesn’t quite understand how to deal with these “feelings”. Will is often caught between his feelings for either Lightfoot or for Love and his grandfather and his own family’s expectations. He wants to do the things they have taught him are “right” for the most part, however, it is not until Will has a romantic encounter with the Lightfoot that we see the adult starting to surface in Will. When Will was younger, he refused to be with a “mill worker” for his society deemed them as scum and waste, however Will’s maturity caused him to take on his grandfather’s role and cast out the opinions of others, doing what pleased him. This is a major stepping stone for Will, for he is no longer the young boy that was pushed around, but has now stood up for what he wants as a man, and deems respect from those who used to walk all over him.