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Son of Satan (31-37) is one of the most profound examples of how one inherits machismo and how it can play out as a degenerative disease that eats away at the tissue that forms self-esteem and empathy. The Life of a Bum (56-69) feels like the epilogue:

“But Harry got nothing. No feeling of eternity. Or God. Not even the Devil. But you had to find God in order to find the devil. They came in that order.” (57)