refusal of return
The graphic design milestone would make or break my career goals. So many people in my design class had dropped because they couldn’t take the pressure and I started to doubt myself also. The one thing that kept me going was my refusal to give up, fail, and have my parents say, “I told you so”. No matter what happened, I wouldn’t stop trying to reach my goal of becoming a fashion art director. Unfortunately, that spring I didn’t get into the program. It crushed me at first but then I began to focus on what my next steps would be. I figured that maybe I could double major in art intermedia and fashion design instead.
Andy realizes she doesn't want to end up like Miranda Priestly. She walks away from the person she has become and her job.