From that point on, his kidnappers, Myron and Braddock looked at him with awe because they assumed that he had death figured out. .
Throughout the entire film, Willie proved to be the individual of control no matter what the circumstances were. This may have been an important key factor in his rational analysis of his own demise. The only time in the film where he did not have control was when he was about to be killed. At that point, his sociobiological instincts came into play when he began to cry, try to escape, and plead for one more day to live. Although he may of thought that he had death all mapped out, he apparently didn't when it came to the end. On the other hand, another character in the movie was totally terrified of death. From the time that Maggie was kidnapped, she fought to escape death. She was rebellious when she tried to bite off Braddock's hand, then she tried to seduce him through sex to escape death. She used any conceivable way that she could think of to try to run away. After realizing that she could not cheat or flee from death, she thought that she should try to figure death out like Willie. To everyone he made it appear very straightforward while being able to remain passive and calm. However, she was too apprehensive and frightened to plan her own demise, especially when Willie, the so-called mastermind of death, would not help her.
Consequently, Epictetus was also a stoic like Willie, who believed that you should give attention to only what is in your own power. He also thought that you would achieve happiness because you are not dependant on someone. Epictetus wrote The Enchiridion, which is intended to help one on his/her way to attaining a peaceful and contented life. The basis of Epictetus' thought lies in his belief that the only thing in this life totally under our control is our own mind - our thoughts and our opinions on what happens to us.