A.) Both point out the tragic nature of situations in which children make journeys without their parents.
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As the story goes on, it is revealed that the guilt of his friend dying has stopped the boy, now the “Seventh Man” from achieving happiness and intimacy with anyone. The water is meant to symbolize chaos and confusion at the beginning. It is a metaphor of life, and the unexpected tragedies that life can bring to us.
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