The main character says, “Look under the seat for my flashlight, boy” (Pancake 87). The narrator then notes: “He leans forward, grabs under the seat, and his head is turned for me. But I’m way too tired now and I don’t want to clean the seat” (Pancake 87). From the context you can observe that he begins his process by killing the hitchhiker but decides not to do so. As he gets to know the hitchhiker, he realizes that he no longer wants to kill him. Then the main character comments, “He jumps down and I watch him walk backwards, waving his thumb” (Pancake 87-88). We can conclude that he finally realizes that these hitchhikers deserve to live despite his recent losses. In summary, this is the major turning point in the story because this is when he finally overcomes his obsession with murdering the