I think when he says "i have a soul of lead so stakes me to the ground" he's using a metaphor, because he doesn't really have a soul of lead that stakes him to the ground.
If this is true or false i would say that it is True.
Authors want to be able to put a theme out for everyone to learn from it.
Hope it helps
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B. Reckless
He made a reckless decision by choosing to be rich. He lost his son in the process and when he wanted to bring him back his son was already gone and dead so there was no bringing him back.