His own drawings contradicted everything he felt about the things found in the chest. When all of the things he found in the chest disgusted him and proved to be worthless to him, his drawings had elicited feelings he had from his childhood. He soon realizes how important those things in the chest were especially that a part of his childhood was found there.
I was a happy child.
I saw very social.
I had a very good outlook on life.
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