Can someone please just make this longer Greg Ridley is in a bad mood at the beginning of the plot, and is dreading getting a lecture from his father the particular reason for this circumstance is he knows what the end result will be.

Greg is expecting a lecture from his dad once again at the end of the novel, but this time - he smiles at the thought of it.

This change takes place when Greg is told by Lemon Brown about how he lost his own son, and that the lessons and stuff that a father gives a son should be treasured. Greg knows this is valid, and it shows at the end of the story in his character change.