In part three of Heavy, we come to find that these times are vital to Laymon’s personal growth and future. In part three as Kiese begins college and his mother goes away for work he develops a freedom that causes him to make choices that affect his life tremendously. We see how he tries to find himself through his struggles and his reaction to them. As Laymon tries to create this image of being fantastic/perfect he leads himself into a difficult position of trying to fit in with the white folks or be even better. Laymon tries to fight his problems with food, specifically cakes. He faces obstacles that are out of his control such as being accused of plagiarism and being in Laymon’s position trying to prove his worth, understanding how life and society can only get worse makes him feel frustrated and hopeless which is why he turns to certain addictions liking eating we see these when he says “Cakes never fought back.”(Laymon 123). In this expression that he gives we see that he finds a sense of comfort, privacy and safety, this is important for Laymon because it explains how he gets attached to foods and and his perception of them because the he feels like the world is against him and that the odds to be successful or pursue a healthy lifetstyle seem impossible. As the section continues we see Laymon trying to break boundaries and discover who he is and this leads him to be authentic in a newspaper speaking out on the racism that occurs at Millsaps College. This spirals into other problems which only make Laymons situation more difficult as he is threatened and told by his own mother not to write those things even though she knows what he is experiencing or writing true which puts Laymon in a state of conflict with his decisions. We see true growth from Laymon as he decides to start exercising to get in better shape. This along with his writing are two major factors that help him on his journey to understanding who he is and who he wants to become. Kiese takes a lot of initiative in this section as he becomes older and more independent and we see how this cause of events shape him to become the man he is.