Discussion Afterthoughts

I feel like the Sheriff is just having a tough time dealing with the changes. He can't quite figure out why it's changing and to what extent, but he knows that it is. He also feels like it's passing him by and there's nothing he can do about it. At the same time this is happening, he's struggling with himself and his past experiences. To tie into what we discussed today, the Sheriff is a character that has tried to leave part of his past behind but he knows that it's impossible. He had a very tough decision to make during his time in the war, and wonders if he shouldn't have stayed back with his group. He fights with himself, knowing that he'd much rather be alive than dead, but that it was his duty to stay with the men. The fact that he has so much trouble dealing with the past makes it that much harder for him to deal with the future. I think he's a very confused man... but at the same time, he's a very smart man and knows when his job is done and he's contributed to his society all he can.