He cannot overlook the fact that he left the man to die and never returned, nor can he confess that he was wrong in his actions. He finally destroys his guilt by killing his own son, as they stumbled onto the site where Malvin died in the forest. ... Similarly to the situation in "My Kinsman, Major Molineux," the character does not entirely succeed in his original quest, but learns a lesson, and is faced with a new quest. ... Before he died, he finally made public his purpose for wearing the veil... " When man loathsomely treasuring up the secret of his sin; then deem me a monster, for th...

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The life lesson lends to the action because without his psychological problems that were caused by his father he would have never had to deal with the bomb shelter, his brother, or his fear of the lake. ... The setting of the lake is used symbolically, because water is a sign of life and when he went back into the lake he was infused with a life essence he did not have before. ... This symbol stood for Harvey's love for his father and his internal fight for the resolution of the grief he had about him dieing....

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