Answer:
it expresses how some things are ugly in life, and bad, and bad things can happen.
Explanation:
for example, line 3, 4, and 5, "It's had tacks in it, and splinters, and boards torn up," Describing things that are bad.
Answer:
the power or right to act, speak, or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint.
I think it could happen because the girl (don't remember their names sorry) snuck onto the ship where she wasn't supposed to go. Obviously if you do something wrong, no necessarily sneaking onto a spaceship, there are always consequences. The man did try to save her life, but there wasn't much he could do because it was too late for both of them to survive.