I liked half his age’s ending. She spent most of the book (and her life) waiting on all the other characters to change. Waldo didn’t do things (despite feeling like she was in control), she waited for other people to do things and went along with it, resentful and disappointed when the same result would occur, with a smile on her face. For her to come to terms that Mr. Korgy was just a pathetic loser and was only important because she DEEMED him important, and for her mother to always say she cared for her and that they would go on a trip and relive their best moment, with those plans falling flat for a man every time, it makes sense that Waldo would turn around and fulfill what everyone was promising her herself, freedom and a trip to Seward, ignoring their calls and doing what she wants for once, fully in control, not waiting on someone else. She spends the entire book as a victim of lust, empty promises, and consumerism, always needing something to fill her void. So for her to end the book saying she doesn’t want for anything is a distinct change in Waldo’s character as she begins to navigate her adulthood.
