Throughout the book, Anse constantly complains about having no teeth. He wants them so he can look prettier and hopefully find another wife. To get the money, Anse argues with Dewey Dell because he has money that he can use. The discussion ends with Dewey Dell's narration: "He took the money and left" (Faulkner, page 257). Anse took the money to look more elegant with teeth and impress a woman from the city. Dewey Dell also struggles with herself internally throughout the novel. She has sex with a man from the city, Lafe, and becomes pregnant. The only support he offers her is to give her ten dollars to have an abortion, which Anse eventually takes from her. Dewey Dell is forced to try to hide her pregnancy without Lafe's help. Vardaman also struggles with being at a disadvantage. He wants to buy a toy train from a shop in town, but the family can't afford it. He constantly complains about it; the train represents wealth and prosperity, but Vardaman cannot understand why the family cannot purchase it. All of these points show the internal conflicts that the characters face throughout the novel and how their needs and desires exemplify their desire to escape this lower class feeling and become more like the real world.