Story and Plot- Does the ending suggest that some sort of judgment or decision has been made?In the end of the short story “The Fly”, the protagonist whom is often referred to as ‘the boss’ comes to a conclusion with feelings he has been carrying for years. The killing of the fly signifies the deletion of the overwhelming sadness that the boss held from grieving over his son’s death 6 years earlier. The boss discovers the struggling fly whilst thinking about his son and attempting to gain a proper grieving display of emotions. As the boss continues to drop ink onto the fly he observes how the fly gets weaker each time, and finally dies. After throwing the dead fly into the garbage, the boss is filled with a feeling of uneasiness and cannot understand why, “But such a grinding feeling of wretchedness seized him that he felt positively frightened.” The throwing away of his struggle, leaves the boss bare with nothing left to hide behind, as he had for years prior.